a different ball of wax



a different ball of wax

something not at all similar Sports are very popular but the Olympics are a different ball of wax.
Related vocabulary: a (whole) new ballgame
See also: ball, different, of, wax

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Amor['eimə]
Everild-History
RekoRE-koFinnish
Eda (2)-Medieval English
Eleonor-Swedish
ColumbineKAHL-əm-bienEnglish (Rare)