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
Zdravka-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
GerbenKHER-bənDutch
ZÉPhyrine-French (Rare)
Hulda['hʌldə]
Gianfrancojahn-FRAHN-koItalian
LidiyaLEE-dee-yah (Russian)Russian, Bulgarian