| 词汇 | a whole new ball game |
| 释义 | a 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. Idiom 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. 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. a whole new ball gameora different ball gameIf 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. a whole new ball gamea completely new set of circumstances. informalThe 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. a whole new ball game n. a completely different situation; something completely different. Now that you’re here, it’s a whole new ball game. |
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