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left field

noun

  1. Baseball.
    1. the area of the outfield to the left of center field, as viewed from home plate.
    2. the position of the player covering this area.
  2. Slang. a position or circumstance that is remote from an ordinary or general trend.


left-field

adjective

  1. informal.
    regarded as being outside the mainstream; unconventional
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of left field1

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of left field1

C20: from baseball term left field, the area of the outfield to the batter's left, regarded as the scene of little action
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. out in left field, Slang. completely mistaken; wrong.

More idioms and phrases containing left field

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Example Sentences

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There will inevitably be an event that comes out of left field that makes our jaws drop.

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Over left field fence over the street and into the houses.

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Chido - the worst storm to hit the archipelago in 90 years - flattened areas where people live in shacks with sheet metal roofs and left fields of dirt and debris.

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Treinen ran into trouble in the bottom of the eighth when Aaron Judge doubled to left field with one out and Jazz Chisholm Jr. walked to put two on.

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His left field theories about vaccines and other standard life-saving medical treatments are well documented.

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