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ball game
(ball game)
noun
a game played with a ball.
North American
a baseball match:
I took the afternoon off and went to a ball game
Phrases
a different
(or
whole new
)
ball game
informal
a situation that is completely different from a previous one:
making the film was a whole new ball game for her
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