Question

in_the_loop_364 a situation or plan which represents a change from what was expected or assumed

Accepted Answer

HORSE OF ANOTHER COLOR 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.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.

Id	in_the_loop_364
Idiom	HORSE OF ANOTHER COLOR
Definition	a situation or plan which represents a change from what was expected or assumed
Examples	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. 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.

Horse Color Assumed Meant Raise Loop Situation Plan