WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
new′ ball′ game′, n. [Informal.]
  1. a new or changed situation:The microcomputer created a new ball game in the field of data analysis. Once we're out of debt it'll be a whole new ball game.

'new ball game' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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