LEFT FIELD


Meaning of LEFT FIELD in English

1.

If you say that someone or something has come out of ~ or is out in ~, you mean that they are untypical, unusual, or strange in some way.

The question came out of ~, but Mary Ann wasn’t really surprised...

He is, like most theorists, out there in ~, 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

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