far cry | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)A longdistance,in terms ofdissimilarityordifference.Life in the big city was afar cryfrom his upbringing on a quiet, small farm.1951July, Richard D. Reekie, “Critical Analysis of Recent Advances in Gynecology”, inNorthwest Medicine, volume50, number 7, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association,page508:The perineometer of Kagele was unheard of and the hormonology of today is afar cryfrom the rather crude and relatively weak hormones available in the early and mid-thirties.2019May 19, Alex McLevy, “The final Game Of Thrones brings a pensive but simple meditation about stories (newbies)”, inThe A.V. Club‎[1], archived fromthe originalon22 May 2019:Brienne intervenes in the story of Jaime Lannister, adding to his legend with the exploits she believes paint the picture of him that deserves to live on. Her words are afar cryfrom those Jaime used to describe himself at their last encounter, instead recounting his deeds and ending with the simple, “He died protecting his queen,” a sentence that belies the complicated mix of nobility and tragedy entwined in his actions.2020December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, inRail, page65:It's afar cryfrom a previous trip on a Class 150, where the set wheezed and vibrated so much as it staggered upDaintonBank that I thought it was going to shake itself to bits!

Examples:

EN: A far cry from Stephen.
ES: Nada que ver con Stephen.
EN: I realize it is a far cry from burning leaves to a new hat.
ES: Me doy cuenta que es diferente quemar hojas a tener un sombrero nuevo.
EN: - Good luck. But this was a far cry... from the girl who walked into my life at the Algonquin Hotel five years before.
ES: Pero era muy distinta de aquella muchacha que entró en mi vida cinco años antes en el Hotel Algonquin.
EN: Well, it's a far cry from mid-Atlantic to mid-Wales.
ES: Vaya travesía desde pleno Atlántico hasta Gales.
EN: For a yankee, that's a far cry for you, even to chile.
ES: Para un "yanqui", es un largo viaje llegar hasta Chile.
EN: It's a far cry from where I come from to this house.
ES: Hay mucha diferencia entre mi hogar y esta casa.
EN: A far cry from the flappers of today.
ES: No como las señoritas de hoy en día.
EN: This is a far cry from the tree houses you used to fall out of as a kid.
ES: No se parece a la casa del árbol desde la que solías caerte de niño.
EN: But it's a far cry from one citizen's three-cent-stamp appeal to the professionally packaged campaign, complete from fake front groups with high-sounding titles to pre-written laws, ready for our signature and endorsement.
ES: Pero está muy lejos de ser una apelación del ciudadano con sello de tres centavos, a la campaña organizada profesionalmente, dirigida por grupos fantasmas con títulos rimbombantes, o proyectos de ley listos para nuestra firma y respaldo.
EN: -A far cry from Stephen.
ES: - Esto no se parece a Stephen.
EN: That's a far cry from a quarter of a million.
ES: Está bastante lejos del cuarto de millón.
EN: Well, this certainly is a far cry from our show.
ES: Esto es muy distinto de nuestro espectáculo.
EN: A far cry from sherry and biscuits.
ES: Parece que solo es el aperitivo.
EN: Yes, a far cry from making reservations for your mother at Barbara Benson's to making them at the Happy Valley Institute.
ES: Sí, dista mucho hacer reservas para tu madre en el Centro de Belleza, que hacerlas para el manicomio de Happy Valley.
EN: Everything is neat and tidy, a far cry from my mess.
ES: Todo está limpio y ordenado, muy lejos de mi desorden.

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