be another thing

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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.

   'Twas one thing that Richard rejected Luci, but it would have been another thing if he called the girl ugly.

Further reading

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