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a far cry from
very different from something
If something is a far cry from another thing, it is very different from it, often because it is much less good or impressive.
Hear it in real life
Is the new office like the old one?
Not at all - it's a far cry from the old place.
This quiet village is a far cry from the city centre.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: a far cry of my old house
Say: a far cry from my old house
The fixed preposition after "a far cry" is "from."
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How it fits in a sentence.
be a far cry from something; a far cry from what someone remembers
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This quiet village is a far cry from the city centre.
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a far cry from
very different from something
“This quiet village is a far cry from the city centre.”
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