be another thing

English

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Verb

be another thing

1. used with the phrase be one thing to compare two different ideas, situations, or actions, especially when the latter is more serious, more important, or less acceptable.

   Deven thinks it's one thing to have a GSA at his high school, but having one for elementary students is another thing.

Further reading

• “— is one thing, — is another”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.