have a field day

have a field day {v. phr.}

To enjoy great success or unlimited opportunity.

The visiting basketball team was so weak that our school had a field day scoring one point after another.

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[left field] {n.} 1. The part of a baseball out-field to the batter's left. * /Right-handed batters usually hit to left field./ Compare: [CENTER FIELD], [RIGHT FIELD]. 2. See: [OUT […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

right field

[right field] {n.} The part of a baseball outfield to the batter's right. * /Left-handed batters usually hit to right field./ Compare: [CENTER FIELD], [LEFT FIELD]. - [right fielder] {n.} […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[field goal] {n.} 1. A score in football made by kicking the ball over the bar between the goal posts. * /The Giants were not able to make a touchdown […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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