The left field is a baseball term, which is defined as 'the part of the outfield to the left of the batter when facing the pitcher'. When hyphenated, the expression left-field is used to describe something as unconventional or unusual.
The English actor, Pete Postlethwaite, said, "I like playing characters that are complex, that are intriguing, that come from left field, that do things that are unexpected. I don't like people who just follow one line and that's it - that's why I could never be in a sitcom, I don't think. They're not intriguing enough for me."
2. Luggage
Answer: Left
Luggage is the bags, cases and boxes used to transport a person's belongings when travelling. 'Left Luggage' is the name given to a place where such containers may be stored for a while on a journey. Such facilities are often found at transport hubs like airports or railway stations, although hotels will often look after a traveller's luggage, too.
Jessica Mitford, an English author, said that. "Things on the whole are faster in America; people don't stand for election, they run for office. If a person says he's sick, it doesn't mean regurgitating, it means ill. Mad means angry, not insane. Don't ask for the left-luggage; it's called a checkroom."
3. Hand drive
Answer: Left
Left-hand drive is a term used to describe vehicles built with the steering wheel and other driving controls on the left side. This is easier for drivers in places where the rule of the road is to drive on the right, because the driver commands a wider view ahead by being nearer the middle of the road.
Around two third of the people in the world live in countries where driving on the right is the rule of the road. A preference for driving on the left dates back to Roman times, when chariot drivers would have their right hand free for wielding a weapon. A 1969 study in the United Kingdom found that it is slightly safer to drive on the left. This is because most people are right handed and right eye dominant. By the eighteenth century, London traffic was so bad that a rule was made to make drivers keep to the left on London Bridge to avoid collisions. In 1853, that became law throughout the British Empire.
4. Over
Answer: Left
Leftover is used as an adjective to describe something that remains or is surplus to requirements. When pluralised, leftovers is used to refer to a meal which consists of a mixture of dishes which had not been eaten on a previous occasion. Thrifty cooks are very adept at adapting those foods into another appetising dish.
The American journalist, Calvin Trillin, said, "The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found."
5. Wing
Answer: Left
Left wing can refer to the left side of an army, or to part of a sports field. However it is often used to describe the radical, reforming or socialist section of a political party; this arose around the time of the French Revolution, when the nobles sat on the President's right, and the commons sat on his left.
The English author, George Orwell, said, "So much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who don't even know that fire is hot."
6. Doing
Answer: Wrong
Wrongdoing is a word for illegal or dishonest behaviour.
The British politician, Jacob Rees-Mogg, said, "Press freedom has great virtues. It is not about irresponsible scandal-mongering, although that may be part of the picture. It is a means of revealing wrongdoing."
7. End of the stick
Answer: Wrong
If somebody has hold of the wrong end of the stick, they are misunderstanding something.
According to dictionary.com, "This expression refers to a walking stick held upside down, which does not help a walker much. It originated in the 1400s as worse end of the staff and changed to the current wording only in the late 1800s."
8. Foot
Answer: Wrong
As a sporting term, to wrong-foot an opponent is to catch them off balance. It is also used to describe placing someone in a difficult or embarrassing situation by saying or doing something unexpected.
The American writer, Phyllis A. Whitney, said, "There's only one good reason to be a writer - we can't help it! We'd all like to be rich, famous and successful, but if those are our goals, we're off on a wrong foot ... I just wanted to earn enough money so I could work at home on my writing."
9. Headed
Answer: Wrong
Wrong-headed means misguided, or showing bad judgement.
John Kenneth Galbraith, a Canadian-American diplomat said, "There is something wonderful in seeing a wrong-headed majority assailed by truth."
10. Side out
Answer: Wrong
The wrong side refers to the back of something, so wrong side out describes something, such as an item of clothing, which has been turned inside out.
Some superstitious people believe that, if you accidentally put a garment on wrong side out, it will bring you good luck for the day. However, if you correct the fault, that luck will run out.
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