pea patch

English

pea patch (plural pea patches)

A small piece of land planted with peas.
(derogatory) A small farm.
(idiomatic) A baseball field.
- 1952, Bernard Malamud, The Natural‎, page 170:
  Watching the way the Pirates cut up the pea patch with their merciless hitting and precision fielding, the New Yorkers grew more dejected.
(idiomatic) A realm of endeavor.
- 1995, Murray Newton Rothbard, Making Economic Sense‎, page 158:
  It behooves any revolutionaries, educational or other, to consider all problems and consequences before they start tearing up the social pea patch.

单词	pea patch
释义	pea patch English Noun pea patch (plural pea patches) A small piece of land planted with peas. (derogatory) A small farm. (idiomatic) A baseball field. 1952, Bernard Malamud, The Natural‎, page 170: Watching the way the Pirates cut up the pea patch with their merciless hitting and precision fielding, the New Yorkers grew more dejected. (idiomatic) A realm of endeavor. 1995, Murray Newton Rothbard, Making Economic Sense‎, page 158: It behooves any revolutionaries, educational or other, to consider all problems and consequences before they start tearing up the social pea patch.
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