pea patch

noun — 4 senses

pea patch

noun

1

A small piece of land planted with peas.

2

Derogatory A small farm.

3

Idiomatic A baseball field.

Watching the way the Pirates cut up the pea patch with their merciless hitting and precision fielding, the New Yorkers grew more dejected.1952, Bernard Malamud, The Natural, page 170:

4

Idiomatic A realm of endeavor.

It behooves any revolutionaries, educational or other, to consider all problems and consequences before they start tearing up the social pea patch.1995, Murray Newton Rothbard, Making Economic Sense, page 158:

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