See Also: left field(dictionary)
left field(dictionary)
Field Horse (Or Mutuel Field) - Horse Racing(gambling)
left(medicine)
left(dictionary)
left(encyclopedia)
deviation to the left(medicine)
shunt, right to left(medicine)
shunt, left to right(medicine)
shift to the left(medicine)

left field (iou)



left field noun & adjectival phr. As adjective also left-field. M19.
[from LEFT adjective + FIELD noun.]
A. noun phr.
Baseball. (A fielder in) the part of the outfield to the left of the batter when facing the pitcher. M19.
fig. A position away from the centre of activity or interest, or (US) from the left in politics; a state of ignorance, confusion, or unreality. colloq. M20.
Time An increasing number of candidates are emerging from left field to give voters surprising options.
b. adjective. That is outside the mainstream of fashion, unconventional. colloq. L20.
Christian Science Monitor Occasional left-field productions like..'Dr. Strangelove'.
left-fielder noun (Baseball) a fielder in the left field M19.