out in left field

out in left field
out in left field
Fig. offbeat; unusual and eccentric. (See also out of left field.) •

Sally is a lot of fun, but she's sort of out in left field.

What a strange idea. It's really out in left field.

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{adj. phr.}, {informal} Far from the right answer; wrong; astray. * /Johnny tried to answer the teacher's question but he was way out in left field./ * /Susan tried to guess what the surprise was but she was way out in left field./ 2. Speaking or acting very queerly; crazy. * /The girl next door was always queer, but after her father died, she was really out in left field and had to go to a hospital./ Compare: OUT OF ONE'S HEAD.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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