206 From the left field

206 From the left field

(PW) unexpectedly, with an odd or unclear connection to the subject

We were in the middle of a business meeting when, out from left field, he asked about the weather.

 

(MW) a : a state or position far from the mainstream (as of prevailing opinion) left field with that idea> b : a source of the unexpected or illogical left field>

 

(longman) out of/from left field

informal something that comes out of left field is unexpected:

People don't know how to react when a question like that comes at them out of left field.

 

(dictionary) –noun

1. Baseball.

a. the area of the outfield to the left of center field, as viewed from home plate.

b. the position of the player covering this area.

2. Slang. a position or circumstance that is remote from an ordinary or general trend.

—Idiom

3. out in left field, Slang. completely mistaken; wrong.

 

Informal not reasonable, sensible, or probable

 

(free)

1. Baseball

a. The third of the outfield that is to the left, looking from home plate.

b. The position played by the left fielder.

2. Informal A position far from the center or mainstream, as of opinion or reason: opinions that are out in left field.