a totally different ballgame



a totally different ballgame

A situation that is completely different from what one is used to or expecting. Living away from home is a totally different ballgame for most young adults. I used to babysit, but having a child of my own is a totally different ballgame.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Thaksin-Thai
Kyung-Jagyung-jahKorean
BÁIrbreBAHR-breIrish
IngridING-rid (Swedish), ING-ree (Norwegian), ING-grit (German)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
Hanna (2)HAH-nah (German), HAN-nah (Danish), HAHN-nah (Finnish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, Hungarian
Mykhail-Ukrainian