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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“Out in left field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20in%20left%20field. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.

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