pea patch

Language: en

Meaning: A small piece of land planted with peas.; (derogatory)A small farm.; (idiomatic)A baseball field.1952,Bernard Malamud,The Natural, page170:Watching the way the Pirates cut up thepea patchwith their merciless hitting and precision fielding, the New Yorkers grew more dejected.; (idiomatic)A realm of endeavor.1995,Murray Newton Rothbard,Making Economic Sense, page158:It behooves any revolutionaries, educational or other, to consider all problems and consequences before they start tearing up the socialpea patch.

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