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
Keturahki-TOOR-ə (English), kee-TYOOR-ə (English)Biblical
Sample['sæmpl]
Miyakomee-yah-koJapanese
LudĚK-Czech
VinzentVINT-sentGerman
RodRAHDEnglish