| Idiom | Out in Left Field |
|---|---|
| Example | Mary's suggestion, a "dress as your favorite vegetable" party, was way out in left field. |
| Meaning | unusual; crazy; totally wrong |
| Origin | Baseball became a popular sport in the United States in the 20th century, and this expression is based on one of the field positions. Left field is a long way from home plate and is one of the farthest outfield positions to which fewer balls are hit. If home plate is called "home" because it's a safe place where a player starts out from and hopes to come back to, then "left field" means something far from what's considered normal. It's really weird! |
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