ball of wax
Example Sentences
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That said, although Burd is optimistic that the proposals will be passed, it is "a whole other ball of wax" whether people will actually follow the new regulations.
From Salon • Jun. 26, 2023
“It’s the same sort of ball of wax: People getting frustrated, feeling strained and acting out toward others,” said Charis E. Kubrin, a criminologist at the University of California, Irvine.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2022
“A whole ball of wax for him, pressure-wise, to have the world watching and to play against some of the best teams in the world.”
From Washington Post • Jul. 26, 2021
“Peter and the Wolf” was the sound of making it: the playing, the narration and amplification, the whole ball of wax.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2021
By the first light of dawn, I poured the stream of black liquid into a small bottle and stopped it with a ball of wax.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
