another story

The phrase "another story" is often used to indicate a significant difference, to avoid discussing a topic, or to postpone discussing a topic.

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Definition

B2General

(common)A situation or matter that is entirely different from the one currently being discussed.

Example

  • Her English is excellent, but her French is another story.

B2Conversation

(informal)A way to avoid discussing a topic in detail.

Example

  • I didn't get home until 6:00 am, but that's another story.

B2Conversation

(informal)Used to postpone discussing a topic until a later time.

Example

  • We can talk about that later; it's another story.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "another story":

what's the storyend of storyit's a long storylife storywar storyhorror storyfairy storysuccess storytalk storycover storysomething else