whole new ballgame

So, accustomed to a regular paycheck from gainful employment for the previous 28 years, I was now a start-up, spelling a whole new ballgame.

“We did some good things in our nonconference schedule, but it’s a whole new ballgame when you enter conference play,” Locksley said.

You might even say it’s a whole new ballgame.

People love you as a football icon, but running for office is a whole new ballgame.

“Having to consult a lawyer in an emergent situation is a whole new ballgame,” she said.