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
SeanSHAWNIrish, English
MyrnaMUR-naIrish
Franziskafrahn-TSIS-kahGerman
Tilde-Danish
TaniaTAHN-yə (English), TAN-yə (English), TAH-nyah (Italian)English, Italian
TheÓDÓRa-Icelandic