Out of left field
adverb phrase
Unexpectedly; suddenly and surprisingly: When they needed a new idea, this guy appeared out of left field (1953+)
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Young and inexperienced persons often can be remarkably wise, as in She’s only six but she said, quite rightly, that Harry was afraid of the sitter—out of the mouths of babes, Mother said. This expression is a shortening and revision of expressions in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. In Psalms 8:2, God […]
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[out-uh v-dawrz, -dohrz] /ˈaʊt əvˈdɔrz, -ˈdoʊrz/ adjective 1. Also, out-of-door. . noun 2. (used with a singular verb) . adverb, adjective 1. (postpositive) in the open air; outside Also outdoors
- Out-of-towner
[out-uh v-tou-ner] /ˈaʊt əvˈtaʊ nər/ noun 1. a visitor from another town or city: The World’s Fair brought many out-of-towners to New Orleans.