[out in left field] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Far from the rightanswer; wrong; astray.
Johnny tried to answer the teacher’squestion but he was way out in left field.
Susan tried to guesswhat the surprise was but she was way out in left field.
2. Speakingor 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 togo to a hospital.
Compare: OUT OF ONE’S HEAD.
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Значение идиомы out in left field