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a (whole) new ballgame a (whole) new ballgameA situation that is completely different from what one is used to or expecting. Living away from home is a whole new ballgame for most young adults. I used to babysit, but having a child of my own is a new ballgame.See also: ballgame, new(whole) new ball gameFig. 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, newwhole new ballgame, aA completely altered situation, as in It will take a year to reassign the staff, and by then some will have quit and we'll have a whole new ballgame . This expression comes from baseball, where it signifies a complete turn of events, as when the team that was ahead falls behind. [Colloquial; 1960s] See also: new, wholea whole new ball game or a different ball game If you describe a situation as a whole new ball game, or a different ball game, you mean that it is completely different from what came before. I'm working with kids now, which is a whole new ball game. If military force were to be used, then that would be a completely different ball game. Note: `Ball game' is often used in American English to refer to a game of baseball. See also: ball, game, new, wholea whole new ball game a completely new set of circumstances. informal The phrase originated in North America, where a ball game is a baseball match. 1989 Looks Making the film was a whole new ball game…for Kylie. See also: ball, game, new, wholea (whole) different/new ˈball game (informal) a completely different kind of situation: They used to go out every night, but now they’ve got a baby it’s a whole new ball game.See also: ball, different, game, newa whole new ball game n. a completely different situation; something completely different. Now that you’re here, it’s a whole new ball game. See also: ball, game, new, whole |