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
1Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use left field in a sentence
In the 13th inning, a Red Sox batter popped one down left field line and Jeter went to get it.
10 Unforgettable Derek Jeter Highlights (VIDEO) | Jack Holmes | September 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“It really came out of left field,” he says of the whole Donald Sterling fiasco.
The Fabulous Life of EJ Johnson, the Stylish Son of the Lakers Legend | Itay Hod | June 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn gun control, a hair-trigger issue for Republicans who pick the nominee, Christie is in the center or even center–left field.
A Thinner Chris Christie Still Faces Big Political Challenges | Robert Shrum | May 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter 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 | THE DAILY BEASTYou could be in a foul mood and he would come up with something out of left field to put a smile on your face.
Newtown Victims: Dawn Hochsprung, Vicki Soto & More | Nina Strochlic | December 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
It was a fly to left field, as long as the one that had baffled Prissler a moment before, but much higher.
The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High | Leslie W. QuirkJust before his leg hit the sack at second, Bonfire stole a glance toward left field.
The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High | Leslie W. QuirkWeir lifted a high fly to left field, and when the ball dropped into the fielder's hands Ray ran home on the throw-in.
The Young Pitcher | Zane GreyI held down left field for two seasons on the greatest college team ever developed out West.
The Young Pitcher | Zane GreyThat means he swings at the ball late and makes most of his drives to left field.
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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