a far cry Definition

cry
verb cries, cried, crying

intr
1. To shed tears; to weep.

Thesaurus: weep, sob, grieve, lament, whimper, fret, groan, wail, bawl, whine, snivel; Antonym: laugh, rejoice, exult.
intr
2. To shout or shriek, eg in pain or fear, or to get attention or help.

Thesaurus: yell, shout, scream, shriek, howl, bellow, roar, hoot.
Form: cry out (often)
3. To exclaim (words, news, etc).

Form: cry out (often)
intr
4. Said of an animal or bird: to utter its characteristic noise.
5. old use
Said of a street trader: to proclaim (one's wares).

noun cries

1. A shout or shriek.

Thesaurus: outcry, clamour, shout, call, whoop, scream, holler, cheer, squall, uproar, yelp; Antonym: whisper, murmur.
2. An excited utterance or exclamation.
3. An appeal or demand.
4. A rallying call or slogan.
5. A bout of weeping.

Thesaurus: weeping, sobbing, lamentation, tears.
6. The characteristic utterance of an animal or bird.
7. A street trader's call.

Example: street cries

Idiom: cry blue murder

See blue murder.

Idiom: cry for the moon

To want or desire something which is impossible to get.

Idiom: cry one's eyes out (cry one's heart out)

To weep long and bitterly.

Idiom: cry over spilt milk

To cry over something which has already happened and cannot be changed.

Idiom: cry stinking fish

To belittle one's own goods.

Idiom: a crying shame

A great shame.

Idiom: a far cry

A great distance.

Very different.
Thesaurus: unlike, dissimilar, opposed (to), very different.

Idiom: For crying out loud!

colloq
An expression of impatience or annoyance.

Idiom: in full cry

In keen pursuit of something.

Etymology: 13c: from French crier, from Latin quiritare to wail.

Phrasal Verb: cry something down

To be critical of it; to scorn it.

Phrasal Verb: cry off

To cancel an engagement or agreement.

Phrasal Verb: cry out for something

To be in obvious need of it.

Phrasal Verb: cry someone or something up

To praise them or it.