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

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

We’re in a whole new ball game.

From Seattle Times

It was a smart move, because Lawrence is back now, and it’s a whole new ball game.

From Los Angeles Times

“Come January, it’s a new ball game. Then I will make peace.”

From Literature

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