new ball game
Americannoun
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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
Eurovision has become a whole new ball game in the past five years and contestants need to arrive as the whole package.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2022
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
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