a new ballgame



a (whole) new ballgame

a completely different situation The teenage world is a whole new ballgame for most parents.
Related vocabulary: a different ball of wax
See also: ballgame, new

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Yahya-Arabic, Turkish, Persian
Evaristoe-vah-REE-sto (Italian)Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Eira (1)-Welsh
ÁSketill-Ancient Scandinavian
Moa-Swedish
Hammurabiham-ə-RAH-bee (English)Ancient Near Eastern, History