Definition of come out of left field
US, informal
: to be very surprising and unexpected
That question came out of left field.
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“Come out of left field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20out%20of%20left%20field. Accessed 13 Jun. 2021.
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