far cry

noun

1. distance estimated in terms of the audibility of a cry

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it's a far cry from here

• Hypernyms: ↑farness, ↑remoteness, ↑farawayness

2. a disappointing disparity

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it was a far cry from what he had expected

• Hypernyms: ↑disparity

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far cry noun

A long distance

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Main Entry: ↑far

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far cry,

a far cry,

a long way; great distance: »

a far cry from home, a far cry from what we had hoped. The kind of thinking he must do is a far cry from the quiet reflection that is possible at a university (New Yorker).