be (quite) a different matter

(also be (quite) another matter) especially British EnglishBrESERIOUS SITUATION used to say that a situation or action is very different from the one you have just mentioned, and may not be as easy, pleasant etc 不是一回事，完全是另一码事

She didn’t mind seeing him in a group but an intimate dinner in a restaurant was another matter altogether.

大家在一起见见他，她并不介意，但是在饭店里亲密进餐就另当别论了。

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be (quite) a different matter• However, in the workplace, where productivity thrives on positive relationships, it can be a different matter.• But the possessions of the church of Canterbury were a different matter.• But the saying and the doing are different matters and are often worlds apart.• The others looked at me oddly; they didn't have bulimics in their group - that was a different matter.• But the Friday round, during which a steady rain fell unceasingly, was a different matter.

→ be (quite) a different matter at matter1(6)

词汇	be (quite) a different matter
释义	be (quite) a different matter be (quite) a different matter (also be (quite) another matter) especially British EnglishBrESERIOUS SITUATION used to say that a situation or action is very different from the one you have just mentioned, and may not be as easy, pleasant etc 不是一回事，完全是另一码事 She didn’t mind seeing him in a group but an intimate dinner in a restaurant was another matter altogether. 大家在一起见见他，她并不介意，但是在饭店里亲密进餐就另当别论了。 Examples from the Corpus be (quite) a different matter• However, in the workplace, where productivity thrives on positive relationships, it can be a different matter.• But the possessions of the church of Canterbury were a different matter.• But the saying and the doing are different matters and are often worlds apart.• The others looked at me oddly; they didn't have bulimics in their group - that was a different matter.• But the Friday round, during which a steady rain fell unceasingly, was a different matter. → be (quite) a different matter at matter1(6)
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