pea patch

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Noun

pea patch (plural pea patches)

1. A small piece of land planted with peas.
2. (derogatory) A small farm.
3. (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.

4. (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.