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[1] The variation "out in left field" means alternately "removed from the ordinary, unconventional" or "out of contact with reality, out of touch." [ 1 ] He opines that the term has only a tangential connection to the political left or the Left Coast , political slang for the coastal states of the American west.
left field * a notional source of unexpected or illogical questions, ideas, etc. ("that proposal came out of left field") [585] Defined by the Merriam-Webster online American dictionary as having American baseball-related origins [586] (the) Lower 48 used mainly by Alaskans, this is a colloquialism for the 48 Contiguous United States.
(informal) clumsy *; left-handed. Derived from cack, meaning "fæces (feces)", with reference to the tradition that only the left hand should be used for cleaning the 'unclean' part of the human body (i.e. below the waist). cafetière device for making coffee (US: French press) caff
Go to the big [place] in the sky To die and go to heaven Informal A place in the afterlife paralleling the deceased's life, such as "Big ranch in the sky". [12] Go home in a box [13] To be shipped to one's birthplace, dead Slang, euphemistic [5] Go out with one's boots on/with a bang/in style To die while doing something enjoyed Informal
To flesh out is to add flesh to a skeleton, or metaphorically to add substance to an incomplete rendering. To flush out is to cause game fowl to take to flight, or to frighten any quarry from a place of concealment. Standard: The forensic pathologist will flesh out the skull with clay. Standard: The beaters flushed out the game with drums and ...
The final four-team playoff won’t include two-time reigning national champion Georgia football.. The Bulldogs’ three-peat chances looked on the ropes after a 27-24 loss to Alabama Saturday in ...
Terms of orientation, terms of location, or spatial words are common linguistic descriptors used to indicate the spatial positioning of objects in three-dimensional space, including notions of top, bottom, front, back, left side, and right side as used in everyday language and interactions.
The rioters, in other words, were the victims that day, which makes the police officers the villains. Opinion - We used to honor our heroic defenders — Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons ended that