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whole new ball game — If something s a whole new ball game, it is completely new or different … The small dictionary of idiomes
(a) (whole) new ball game — a (whole) different/new ˈball game idiom (informal) a completely different kind of situation • Camping in summer is fun, but in winter it s a whole different ball game. Main entry: ↑ball gameidiom … Useful english dictionary
whole new ball game — If something s a whole new ball game, it is completely new or different. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** To refer to something as a whole new ball game means that it is a completely different situation due to a new set of circumstances … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
whole new ball game — n. 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 … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
a whole new ball game — a different ball game or a whole new ball game a situation that is completely different from what has happened before I m working in management now, which is a whole new ball game … English dictionary
(a) whole new ball game — a completely different situation, often one which is difficult or which you know very little about. We d done a lot of climbing in Scotland, but the Himalayas were a whole new ball game … New idioms dictionary
(a) different ball game — a different ball game a whole new ball game phrase a situation that is completely different from what has happened before I’m working in management now, which is a whole new ball game. Thesaurus: difference and differencessynonym Main entry: ball … Useful english dictionary
a different ball game — or a whole new ball game a situation that is completely different from what has happened before I m working in management now, which is a whole new ball game … English dictionary
ball game — ball ,game noun count 1. ) AMERICAN a baseball game 2. ) any game played with a ball, such as soccer or football a different ball game or a whole new ball game a situation that is completely different from what has happened before: I m working in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ball game — n 1.) AmE a game of baseball, football, or ↑basketball 2.) BrE any game played with a ball 3.) a whole new ball game a situation that is very different from the one you are used to ▪ I used to be a teacher, so working in an office is a whole new… … Dictionary of contemporary English