pea patch

noun4

1. •
   A small piece of land planted with peas.
2. •
   A small farm.
3. •
   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
4. •
   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