out in left field

phrase

US, informal
: very strange or unusual
ideas that are out in left field
Her position is way out in left field.

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With Brayan Bello in full control after getting two quick outs, Rafael Devers booted a hard grounder to third and Jarren Duran lost a line drive in the sun out in left field. — Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2024 The catch is that almost none has showed any real benefit to patients, leading many experts to conclude that the entire field was, well, out in left field. — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 4 Oct. 2022 People need to feel free to speak up and share new ideas, even if those ideas are coming from way out in left field. — Kevin Collins, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021

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“Out in left field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20in%20left%20field. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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