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Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “flour from another bag”.
Noun
harina de otro costal f (uncountable)
- (idiomatic) a horse of a different color; a different matter
1847, Wenceslao Ayguals de Izco, Juan Eugenio Harzenbusch, Album de momo, page 391:Para eso alcanzo la gloria allá, que eso es harina de otro costal.- For that past glory, that's another matter.
1962, Azorín, Obras selectas, page 1124:Eso es harina de otro costal! Y de esa harina voy a hablarles a ustedes.- That is wheat from a different bag! And of that wheat I will to talk to you.
2005, Emilio Bobadilla, A fuego lento:—Eso es harina de otro costal –repuso Baranda–. Los padres tienen la presunción de creer que ellos son los únicos capaces de educar a sus hijos.- "That's another matter," said Baranda. Parents have the presumption to believe that they are the only ones able to educate their children.
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