How to Pronounce "a horse of another color"
expression
uh HORS uh-NUH-thur KUH-ler
uh HAWSS uh-NUH-thuh KUH-luh
Definition
An idiom meaning something completely different from what was being discussed; a separate issue or a different situation.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈhɔɹs/ /ˈəv/ /əˈnəðɝ/ /ˈkəɫɝ/, /ˈkɔɫɝ
British English
æɪ/ /hˈɔːs/ /ˈɒv/ /ɐnˈʌðɐ/ /ˈkʌl.ə(ɹ)
Simplified Pronunciation
US
uh HORS uh-NUH-thur KUH-ler
UK
uh HAWSS uh-NUH-thuh KUH-luh
Listen in Context
I can help you with math, but science is a horse of another color.
Fixing a bike is easy, but fixing a car is a horse of another color.
Knowing English is helpful, but speaking in public is a horse of another color.
If you're talking about missing the bus, that's one thing, but skipping work is a horse of another color.