Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - left field
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Left field
left field
noun Date: 1857 1. the position of the player defending ~ 2. the part of the baseball outfield to the left looking out from the plate 3. a. a state or position far from the mainstream (as of prevailing opinion) they were really out in ~ with that idea b. a source of the unexpected or illogical that question came out of ~ • ~er noun
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1.
1. ам. левая сторона поля (бейсбол) 2. окраина; тихая заводь Id: to be out in left field —- сл. заблуждаться Id: don't listen to him, he is out in left field —- не слушайте его, он сам не понимает, что говорит ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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3.
1. If you say that someone or something has come out of left field or is out in left field, you mean that they are untypical, unusual, or strange in some way. The question came out of left field, but Mary Ann wasn’t really surprised... He is, like most theorists, out there in left field, ignoring the experimental evidence. N-SING: usu prep N 2. Left-field means slightly odd or unusual. (mainly BRIT INFORMAL) ...a left-field cabaret act... Her parents were creative and left-field and wanted Polly to become a singer or a truck driver. = unconventional ADJ: usu ADJ n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
4.
~ n 1 a position in baseball in the left side of the outfield 2 (way) out in left field AmE informal strange or unusual (Some of his ideas are way out in left field.) 3 come from out in left field AmE informal to be very surprising or unexpected (His comment about Kia's hair came from out in left field.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
5.
{n.} 1. The part of a baseball out-field to the batter's left. * /Right-handed batters usually hit to left field./ Compare: CENTER FIELD, RIGHT FIELD. 2. See: OUT IN LEFT FIELD. - left fielder {n.} The player in baseball who plays in left field. * /The scoreboard in the ball park is on the fence behind the left fielder./ ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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