left field

left field
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

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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