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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCome-Out-Of-Left-Field
/kʌm aʊt əv lɛft fiːld/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To come from an unexpected source or to be surprising.
"The proposal to change the company policy came out of left field, catching everyone off guard." - 2
To be unexpected or unusual in a given context.
"Her sudden resignation came out of left field, as she had seemed very happy at work."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The phrase 'come out of left field' originates from American baseball terminology, where a play or event unexpectedly occurs from the left field area of the baseball diamond, often surprising players and spectators. It has evolved to describe unexpected events or ideas in various contexts since the mid-20th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Come-Out-Of-Left-Field" is said worldwide
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venir de nulle part
Transliteration: vani de nul part
"Sa décision est venue de nulle part."
aus dem Nichts kommen
Transliteration: aus dem Nichts kommen
"Seine Idee kam aus dem Nichts."
venire dal nulla
Transliteration: venire dal nulla
"La sua proposta è venuta dal nulla."
venir de la nada
Transliteration: venir de la nada
"Su decisión vino de la nada."
vir do nada
Transliteration: vir do nada
"A proposta veio do nada."
निराशाजनक रूप से आना
Transliteration: niraashajanak roop se aana
"उसका निर्णय निराशाजनक रूप से आया।"
突然出现
Transliteration: tūrán chūxiàn
"他的决定突然出现。"
갑자기 나타나다
Transliteration: gajagi natanada
"그의 결정은 갑자기 나타났다."
突然現れる
Transliteration: totsuzen arawareru
"彼の決定は突然現れた。"
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