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new ball game

American  

noun

Informal.
  1. a new or changed situation.

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


Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2025

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

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2024

I'm in a position now where I've done the rodeo many times as an author, and I know a lot about the internal logic of publishing — but it's a whole new ball game.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2022

“It’s just a new ball game, something fresh and different and I understand the challenges are great and there’s a lot for me to learn,” Elliott said.

From Washington Times • Jan. 29, 2021

"It's a whole new ball game," Bruce continued.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir