left field
Baseball.
the area of the outfield to the left of center field, as viewed from home plate.
the position of the player covering this area.
Slang. a position or circumstance that is remote from an ordinary or general trend.
Idioms about left field
out in left field, Slang. completely mistaken; wrong.
Origin of left field
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How to use left field in a sentence
Centre and left fields were kept level, but in right field there was a sharp down grade to aid the fast Keeler.
Pitching in a Pinch | Christy Mathewson
British Dictionary definitions for left-field
informal regarded as being outside the mainstream; unconventional
Origin of left-field
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with left field
see out in left field.
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