be out in left field
11out of left field — not expected or prepared for. A fierce storm came out of left field and surprised everyone …
12be out in left field — (USA) To be out in left field is not to know what s going on. Taken from baseball, when youngsters assign less capable players to the outfield where the ball is less likely to be hit by a young player. In business, one might say, Don t ask the… …
13come out of left field — US informal : to be very surprising and unexpected That question came out of left field. • • • Main Entry: ↑left field …
14way out in left field — (way) out in left field not effective, useful, or likely. Some of these ideas are from out in left field, and I can t imagine where my students get them from …
15be out in left field — 1. to be completely wrong. They re out in left field, blaming you for this fiasco. 2. to be very strange or very different from other people or things. She s kind of out in left field but she s fun …
16left field — left ,field noun uncount in baseball, the part of the OUTFIELD that is left of HOME PLATE, or the position of the player who defends this area come out of left field AMERICAN INFORMAL if something comes out of left field, it surprises you because …
17left field — n [U] 1.) a position in baseball in the left side of the ↑outfield →right field 2.) out of/from left field informal something that comes out of left field is unexpected ▪ People don t know how to react when a question like that comes at them out… …
18left field — left′ field′ n. 1) spo (in baseball) a) the area of the outfield to the left of center field, as viewed from home plate b) the position of the player covering this area 2) cvb sts a position or circumstance that is remote from an ordinary or… …
19left field — ☆ left field Baseball n. 1. the area in the outfield behind the third baseman and shortstop 2. the defensive position of the outfielder (left fielder) who plays there out in left field Informal not reasonable, sensible, or probable …
20out of the left field — (USA) If something comes out of the left field, it is beside the point and has nothing to do with the matter being discussed …
