new ball game

noun

Informal.

1. a new or changed situation.

   Once we're out of debt it'll be a whole new ball game.

Example Sentences

"Nitazenes are a whole new ball game," warns Ms Ward.

From BBC

Instead, a half-inning later, the Marlins made it a brand new ball game.

From Los Angeles Times

“I’ve consulted a lot of people about losing their homes, but being on the receiving end is a whole new ball game,” said Stuhlman, who has 25 years of firefighting experience in the Marine Corps and the LAFD.

From Los Angeles Times

Then Sir Keir Starmer walks onto the pitch and it seems to be a whole new ball game.

From BBC

“At such a time the drug does fail, we’ll try something else. There’s all sorts of things that are happening with cancer treatments these days. It’s a whole new ball game,” Mr. Neill said.

From Washington Times

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