be (quite) a different matter

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbe (quite) a different matterbe (quite) a different matter (also be (quite) another matter) especially British EnglishSERIOUS 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 She didn’t mind seeing him in a group but an intimate dinner in a restaurant was another matter altogether. → matterExamples from the Corpusbe (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.

单词	be (quite) a different matter
释义	be (quite) a different matter From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbe (quite) a different matterbe (quite) a different matter (also be (quite) another matter) especially British EnglishSERIOUS 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 She didn’t mind seeing him in a group but an intimate dinner in a restaurant was another matter altogether. → matterExamples from the Corpusbe (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.
随便看	be chagrined be chained to be chained to something be champing at the bit be cheated of success etc be cheated of victory etc be cheated of victory/success etc be chilled to the bone be chilled/frozen to the bone be choked (up) with something be choked up with be choked up with be choked up with something be choked with be clear of be clear of something be clearly signposted be climbing the walls be climbing the walls be climbing up the walls be climbing/crawling (up) the walls be cloaked in be cloaked in mystery be cloaked in secrecy be cloaked in secrecy/mystery