left field

• Informeller Ausdruck für etwas Unerwartetes, Unkonventionelles oder für etwas, das aus einer unwahrscheinlichen Quelle stammt. Ursprünglich aus dem Baseball, wo das linke Feld eine entfernte Position ist und ein Schlag dorthin überraschend kommt.

An informal expression referring to something unexpected, unconventional, or coming from an unlikely source. Originates from baseball, where left field is a distant position, so a ball hit to left field is surprising.

1. Unexpected or unusualB2informalamerican

   Something that is surprising, unconventional, or out of the ordinary.

   Unerwartet oder ungewöhnlich

   • His suggestion came completely out of left field.
   • The movie's ending was so left field that nobody predicted it.
   • Her left field idea actually solved the problem.

2. Baseball positionB1formalamerican

   The area of the baseball field that is to the left of the batter when facing the pitcher.

   Linkes Feld

   • The ball was hit deep into left field.
   • He plays left field for the local team.
   • The left fielder made an incredible catch.