new ball game



(whole) new ball game

Fig. a completely different situation; something completely different. Now that you're here, it's a whole new ball game. With a faster computer, it's a whole new ball game.
See also: ball, game, new

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aerona-Welsh
IngemarING-e-mahrSwedish
Lloyd[lɔid]
JoselynJAHS-lin, JAHS-ə-linEnglish (Modern)
KyraKIE-rə, KEE-rəEnglish
BoŽOBO-zhoCroatian, Serbian, Slovene