ˈleft field noun [uncountable]1. a position in baseball in the left side of the
outfield ⇒
right field2. out of/from left field informal something that comes out of left field is unexpected:
People don’t know how to react when a question like that comes at them out of left field. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
left field 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. -
[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲