From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishout of/from left fieldinformalsomething that comes out of leftfieldisunexpectedPeople don’t know how to react when a question like that comes at them out of left field.→left field Pictures of the day ...
The meaning of LEFT FIELD is the position of the player defending left field. How to use left field in a sentence.
The meaning of FIELD is an open land area free of woods and buildings. How to use field in a sentence.
Example:Cole has put on weight over the years, so he wants to go on a diet. “I’m gonna eat healthier starting right now!” he exclaimed. However, his determination was quickly put to the test whenout of left fieldhis wife came home with a box full of donuts. (In other words, t...
Actually, that reminds me of a restaurant I went to in Halifax. I ordered a juicy burger, and they asked me if I wanted peanut butter on it or on the side. The question totally came out of left field, but the peanut butter and bacon burger was to die for!
:the part of a baseball outfield that is to the left when you are looking out from home plate a fly ball to (deep/shallow)left field also:the position of the player defending left field He playsleft field. come out of left field ...
Also, out of left field . Eccentric, odd; also, mistaken. For example, The composer's use of dissonance in this symphony is way out in left field , or His answer was out of left field; he was totally wrong . This idiom refers to baseball's left field but the precise allusion is ...
[out-feeld] Phonetic (Standard)IPA noun Baseball. the part of thefieldbeyond the diamond. the positions played by the right, center, and left fielders. theoutfieldersconsidered as a group (infield). Cricket.the part of the field farthest from the batsman. ...
products etc that arecompetingagainst each otherthe field of candidates for the electionbe ahead of/lead the field(=be doing better than the others)Germany was leading the field with a figure of 53%.b)all the horses orrunnersin a racePrinceled the field(=was ahead of the others)as they...
a:located near the outside edges of an area (baseball) He hit a fly ball todeepright field. b:hit, thrown, or kicked a long distance The quarterback threw adeep[=long] pass into the end zone. 4 :done by taking in or breathing out a large amount of air ...