a far cry from

a far cry from

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ey fahr krahy fruhm, from]
- /eɪ fɑr kraɪ frʌm, frɒm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ey fahr krahy fruhm, from]
- /eɪ fɑr kraɪ frʌm, frɒm/

Definitions of a far cry from words

phrase a far cry from Something that is a far cry from something else is very different from it. 3
adjective a far cry from very different from 1

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Parts of speech for A far cry from

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of A far cry from

a far cry from popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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