LEFT FIELD


Meaning of LEFT FIELD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1857

1. : the position of the player defending left field

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 left field with that idea

b. : a source of the unexpected or illogical

that question came out of left field

• left fielder noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.