How do you use "whole new ballgame" in a sentence?

With this technology, it's a whole new ballgame. Once she became manager, it was a whole new ballgame. The pandemic made it a whole new ballgame for retailers.

whole new ballgame

Q: What does "whole new ballgame" mean?

completely different situation A situation that has changed so dramatically it's like starting over. From baseball where a new game resets everything.

Slang Term AmericanBritishAustralian Unknown informal

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Significado: completely different situation

完全不同的局面

Una situación completamente diferente.

まったく別の状況

완전히 다른 상황

A situation that has changed so dramatically it's like starting over. From baseball where a new game resets everything.

情况发生了巨大变化，仿佛从头开始。源自棒球中新的一局会重置一切。

Una situación que ha cambiado tanto que es como empezar de cero. Proviene del béisbol, donde un nuevo partido lo reinicia todo.

劇的に変化して最初からやり直すような状況。野球で新しい試合はすべてがリセットされることに由来。

상황이 극적으로 변해 처음부터 다시 시작하는 것과 같은 경우. 야구에서 새 경기가 모든 것을 리셋하는 데서 유래.

Ejemplos

With this technology, it's a whole new ballgame.
有了这项技术，局面完全不同了。
Con esta tecnología, es un juego completamente nuevo.
この技術で状況はまったく変わった。
이 기술로 상황이 완전히 달라졌다.
Once she became manager, it was a whole new ballgame.
她一当上经理，情况就彻底变了。
Una vez que se convirtió en directora, todo cambió por completo.
彼女がマネージャーになった途端、すべてが一変した。
그녀가 매니저가 되자 모든 것이 완전히 바뀌었다.
The pandemic made it a whole new ballgame for retailers.
疫情让零售业面临全新的局面。
La pandemia cambió las reglas del juego para los comercios.
パンデミックで小売業は全く新しい局面を迎えた。
팬데믹으로 소매업은 전혀 새로운 국면을 맞이했다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: change, new situations

Tono: emphatic

✓ Correcto

Describe major changes
描述重大变化
Describir cambios importantes
大きな変化を表現する
큰 변화를 설명할 때

✗ Incorrecto

For minor adjustments
不用于微小的调整
No se usa para ajustes menores
小さな調整には使わない
사소한 조정에 대해

Origen e historia

American baseball expression. A new game means everything starts fresh with no score or history.

Contexto cultural

Era: modern

Generation: all ages

Social background: all

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