Talk:a different ballpark

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a different ballpark[edit]

If you know what a figurative ballpark is, you know what this means. DCDuring TALK * Holiday Greetings! 18:38, 24 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

Yes, but it does seem to be idiomatic. Anyone think that this is not idiomatic? Mglovesfun (talk) 14:18, 27 December 2009 (UTC)Reply
The first bad sign is that wiktionary comes up first on a websearch. The second bad sign is that no OneLook reference has even a redirect for it.
I know that rules and consistency don't come easily for many, but what might the rule be for including this one? Some thought-starters:
  1. The inclusion of a figurative sense of one term in a multi-word entry.
  2. Not understanding the multi-word entry on sight.
  3. The entry having an erroneous definition worded to avoid the formerly operative CFI?
Or is it just a case of "We don't need no stinkin' rules?" DCDuring TALK * Holiday Greetings! 15:19, 27 December 2009 (UTC)Reply
Delete per nom.​—msh210 (talk) 17:30, 31 August 2010 (UTC)Reply

deleted -- Prince Kassad 21:12, 13 December 2010 (UTC)Reply