Communication

that's a different story

describe a very different situation

You say this when another situation is significantly different from the one you have just mentioned.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

You said the journey was easy.

The train ride was, but getting a taxi was a different story.

Play the conversation

I enjoy cooking for friends, but cooking for a large wedding is a different story.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: That's a different history.

Say: That's a different story.

Use "story" in this expression to describe a contrasting situation.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

that's a different story; that would be a different story

Your turn: say it out loud

I enjoy cooking for friends, but cooking for a large wedding is a different story.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

that's a different story

describe a very different situation

“I enjoy cooking for friends, but cooking for a large wedding is a different story.”

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