left field

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noun

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 for left field

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

Origin of left field

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Words nearby left field

left colic flexure, left colic vein, left-eyed, left-eyed flounder, left face, left field, left fielder, left-footed, left-footer, left gastric vein, left gastro-omental vein

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Example sentences from the Web for left field

After the success of Mulholland Drive, and the left-field blockbuster, The Ring, Watts became a household name.
Naomi Watts on ‘The Impossible,’ Personal Tragedy, and Playing Princess Diana|Marlow Stern|December 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He is naturally a left-field hitter, and likes the ball on the outside corner of the plate.
Pitching in a Pinch|Christy Mathewson
Chub started him at left-field and kept him there until he had learned to judge a ball, catch it and field it home.
The Crimson Sweater|Ralph Henry Barbour
Considered simply as a fielder, the occupant of the left-field should have a good "eye" to "judge" a ball hit in the air.
Base-Ball|John M. Ward

He was naturally a left-field hitter and, therefore, swung late at the ball.
Pitching in a Pinch|Christy Mathewson
Joe Perkins was back behind the plate and Gilberth went into left-field, King occupying the box.
Weatherby's Inning|Ralph Henry Barbour

British Dictionary definitions for left field

left-field

adjective

informal regarded as being outside the mainstream; unconventional

Word Origin for left-field

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with left field

left field

see out in left field.

单词	left field
释义	left field SEE SYNONYMS FOR left field ON THESAURUS.COM noun 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 for left field out in left field, Slang. completely mistaken; wrong. Origin of left field An Americanism dating back to 1855–60 Words nearby left field left colic flexure, left colic vein, left-eyed, left-eyed flounder, left face, left field, left fielder, left-footed, left-footer, left gastric vein, left gastro-omental vein Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for left field After the success of Mulholland Drive, and the left-field blockbuster, The Ring, Watts became a household name. Naomi Watts on ‘The Impossible,’ Personal Tragedy, and Playing Princess Diana\|Marlow Stern\|December 21, 2012\|DAILY BEAST He is naturally a left-field hitter, and likes the ball on the outside corner of the plate. Pitching in a Pinch\|Christy Mathewson Chub started him at left-field and kept him there until he had learned to judge a ball, catch it and field it home. The Crimson Sweater\|Ralph Henry Barbour Considered simply as a fielder, the occupant of the left-field should have a good "eye" to "judge" a ball hit in the air. Base-Ball\|John M. Ward He was naturally a left-field hitter and, therefore, swung late at the ball. Pitching in a Pinch\|Christy Mathewson Joe Perkins was back behind the plate and Gilberth went into left-field, King occupying the box. Weatherby's Inning\|Ralph Henry Barbour British Dictionary definitions for left field left-field adjective informal regarded as being outside the mainstream; unconventional Word Origin for left-field C20: from baseball term left field, the area of the outfield to the batter's left, regarded as the scene of little action Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with left field left field see out in left field. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to left field incorrect, tasteless, unsuitable, unseemly, improper, wrong, irrelevant, disproportionate, oblivion, nothingness, nowhere, garbage, ill-suited, ill-timed, inapplicable, incongruous, indecorous, inept, malapropos, off
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left field

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Origin of left field

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British Dictionary definitions for left field

adjective

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