another story
Separate issue entirely
Something entirely different from what's being discussed—a separate matter that deserves its own consideration.
Often signals that a related topic is too complicated or digressive to address now: Whether he'll actually follow through is another story.
Can dismiss a comparison: The first album was great, but the second one is another story entirely.
Spoken or written narrative
- sagaExtended heroic narrative
- chapterDivision of a book
- episodeSerialized content unit
- accountRecord of dealings
sequel · backstory · other side · perspective · chronicle
Line touching curve once
- asideBrief theatrical digression
- sidebarAncillary text box
- parenthesisPunctuation enclosing supplementary text
- departureAct of going away
diversion · detour · meandering · ramble · deviation · interlude · segue · excursus
Fabricated motive concealing truth
- alibiDefense of location
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- justificationReason proving rightness
- rationalizationInventing acceptable motives afterward
evasion · cover-up · deflection · dodge · explanation · smokescreen · runaround · stalling
Not pertinent
- unrelatedHaving no link
- beside the pointUnrelated to the matter
- off-topicUnrelated to discussion
- immaterialLacking physical form; unimportant
neither here nor there · moot · inconsequential · extraneous · unconnected
tale
Spoken or written narrative
account · sequel · backstory · other side · perspective · chronicle
tangent
Line touching curve once
- asideBrief theatrical digression
- sidebarAncillary text box
- parenthesisPunctuation enclosing supplementary text
departure · diversion · detour · meandering · ramble · deviation · interlude · segue · excursus · non sequitur
pretext
Fabricated motive concealing truth
- alibiDefense of location
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- justificationReason proving rightness
rationalization · evasion · cover-up · deflection · dodge · explanation · smokescreen · runaround · stalling · avoidance
irrelevant
Not pertinent
- unrelatedHaving no link
- beside the pointUnrelated to the matter
- off-topicUnrelated to discussion
immaterial · neither here nor there · moot · inconsequential · extraneous · unconnected
another storyon topic
Related to subject discussed
part and parcel · germane · related · relevant · pertinent
another storyself-explanatory
Clear from its own terms
straightforward · cut and dried · end of story · the whole story · open and shut