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
Alboin-Ancient Germanic
HeraklesHER-ə-kleez (English)Greek Mythology
VerityVER-i-teeEnglish (Archaic)
DerrenDER-ənEnglish (Rare)
SlametSLAH-metIndonesian, Javanese
Lyudmil-Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic