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...to come out of left field.

German translation: aus heiterem Himmel

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English term or phrase:	...to come out of left field.
German translation:	aus heiterem Himmel
Entered by:	Klara Muschal

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20:02 Jun 21, 2006

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Marketing - Business/Commerce (general) / Harvard Business School

English term or phrase: ...to come out of left field.

der ganze Satz: Companies often face new rivals, technologies, regulations, and other environmental changes that seem to come out of left field.

was ist denn mit dem Left field gemeint?
Danke!
Klara

Klara Muschal KudoZ activity Questions: 95 (5 open) Answers: 40
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aus heiterem Himmel

Explanation:
should fit here

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Note added at 10 mins (2006-06-21 20:13:15 GMT)
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of "left field" Webster says
"a state or position far from the mainstream (as of prevailing opinion) : a source of the unexpected or illogical"