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
GomerGO-mər (English)Biblical
Mario['mæriəu]
Calogerus-Late Roman
FerdinandFER-dee-nahnt (German, Dutch), FUR-di-nand (English), FER-dee-nahnd (Finnish)German, French, Dutch, English, Czech, Slovene, Finnish, Ancient Germanic
Goodwin['gudwin]
Hanaehah-nah-eJapanese