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Horse Color Assumed Meant Raise In The Loop 364 Situation Plan

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Idiom HORSE OF ANOTHER COLOR
Definition a situation or plan which represents a change from what was expected or assumed
Examples
  1. Yesterday you said you wanted to go to the movies with a friend, and I assumed you meant a girlfriend. If you want to go with Ken, that’s a horse of another color.
  2. At first, the unions accepted management’s offer of a 10% pay raise until they realized that management meant to spread the raise over four years instead of over two. To the unions, that was a horse of another color.

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