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