left field vs out there

left field

noun
  • An unusual or unexpected position, or a viewpoint held by very few others in contrast to the majority viewpoint (especially in the phrases out in left field and way out in left field) 

  • An unexpected, bizarre, or unwatched source (especially in the phrases out of left field and from left field). 

  • The part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and to the left of a person standing on home plate and facing the pitcher. 

  • The defensive position in the outfield to the left. 

out there

prep
  • in the public eye 

  • in the world at large 

  • in a position that makes one vulnerable to rejection or scrutiny from another person, especially in a romantic context 

adj
  • Extreme; radical; far removed from the ordinary; crazy, nutty, loony. 

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