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little pitchers have big ears

little children often overhear things that they are not supposed to hear Little pitchers have big ears she said when she saw her daughter standing at the door listening to her talking to her husband.

make a pitch

try to sell, try to persuade She handed him her resume and made a pitch for the job.

pitch a tent

put up a tent We pitched the tent in a nice field beside a stream.

pitch in

give help or money for something They pitched in and helped him finish the job quickly.

pitch into

1．work hard at投身于
She pitched into the work and had the house cleaned up by noon．她拼命地干，到中午前后便把房子打扫干净了。
2． attack with blows or words大骂；攻击
The boys had to be separated once they had pitched into each other．男孩子们一旦打架就得把他们分开。
He pitched into the idea of raising taxes．他对增加税收的建议大肆攻击。
3．begin to eat heartily开始大吃
After walking on the hills all day，they could hardly wait to pitch into their dinner．在山上走了一整天后，他们等不及地大吃了起来。
The children pitched into the meal as though they hadn't eaten any thing for days．孩子们开始大吃起来，好象几天没有吃东西似的。

pitch on

select by chance；single out选出；挑出
Whenever there's an unpleasant job to be done the chief pitches on me．每当有讨厌的工作要干，头头就选中我。
I pitched upon the very house that suited me．我选中了使我最满意的房子。
Why did he pitch on the poor little boy as the one who broke the cup？他为什么偏偏要说是这个可怜的小男孩打破杯子呢？

pitch (up) on

pitch sb a curveball

Idiom(s): pitch sb a curve(ball)

Theme: SURPRISE

to surprise someone with an unexpected act or event. (Informal. Referring to a curveball in baseball. It is the route of the ball that is curved, not the ball itself.)
• You really pitched me a curveball when you said I had done a poor job. I did my best.
• You asked Tom a hard question. You certainly pitched him a curve.

pitch in and help

Idiom(s): pitch in (and help)

Theme: HELPFULNESS

to get busy and help (with something).
• Pick up a paintbrush and pitch in and help.
• Why don't some of you pitch in? We need all the help we can get.

make a pitch for

Idiom(s): make a pitch (for sb or sth)

Theme: PROMOTION

to say something in support of someone or something; to attempt to promote or advance someone or something. (Informal.)
• Bill is making a pitch for his friend's new product again.
• The theatrical agent came in and made a pitch for her client.
• Every time I turn on the television set, someone is making a pitch.

in there pitching

Idiom(s): in there pitching

Theme: TRYING

trying very hard. (Informal.)
• Bob is always in there pitching.
• Just stay in there pitching. You’ll make some progress eventually.

black as pitch

Idiom(s): (as) black as pitch

Theme: DARKNESS

very black; very dark.
• The night was as black as pitch.
• The rocks seemed black as pitch against the silver sand.

Queer your pitch

If someone queers your pitch, they interfere in your affairs and spoil things.

Queer the pitch

Destroy or ruin a plan.

Touch pitch and be defiled.

If you keep contact with bad people, you get spoiled.

little pitchers have big ears|big ears|ear|ears|li

Little children often overhear things they are not supposed to hear, or things adults do not expect they would notice.

A proverb. Be especially careful not to swear in front of little children. Little pitchers have big ears.

pitch a curve|a curve ball|ball|curve|curve ball|p

v. phr. To catch someone unawares; confront someone with an unexpected event or act. My professor pitched me a curve ball when he unexpectedly confronted me with a complicated mathematical equation that was way over my head.

pitch dark|dark|pitch

adj. Totally, completely dark. A starless and moonless night in the country can be pitch dark.

pitch in|pitch

v., informal 1. To begin something with much energy; start work eagerly. Pitch in and we will finish the job as soon as possible. 2. To give help or money for something; contribute. Everyone must pitch in and work together. We all pitched in a quarter to buy Nancy a present.
Synonym: CHIP IN.
Compare: FALL TO.

pitch into|pitch

v., informal 1. To attack with blows or words. He pitched into me with his fists. He pitched into the idea of raising taxes.
Synonym: LAY INTO¹,², RIP INTO. 2. To get to work at; work hard at. She pitched into the work and had the house cleaned up by noon. He pitched into his homework right after dinner.
Compare: LAY INTO, SAIL INTO.

pitch out|pitch

v. 1. To deliberately throw a pitch outside of the home plate in baseball so that the batter cannot hit the ball and the catcher can make a quick throw. The catcher wanted the pitcher to pitch out and see if they could catch the runner stealing. 2. To toss the ball easily to a football back. The quarterback faked to the fullback and pitched out to the halfback going wide.

pitch woo|pitch|woo

v. phr., slang To kiss and hug; make love. Mary and John pitched woo in the movies. While Bob drove, Betty and Jim sat in the back pitching woo.

rain cats and dogs (pitchforks)|cat|cats|cats and

v. phr., informal To rain very hard; come down in torrents. In the middle of the picnic it started to rain cats and dogs, and everybody got soaked. Terry looked out of the window and said, "It's raining pitchforks, so we can't go out to play right now."

wild pitch|pitch|wild

n. A pitch in baseball that is so high, so low, or so far from the plate that the catcher cannot catch it and a base runner can move to the next base. The runner went to second base on a wild pitch.

pitch

pitch
In addition to the idioms beginning with pitch, also see black as night; in there pitching; make a pitch for; sales pitch; wild pitch.
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- pitch in
- pitch into
- pitch on
- pitch woo
- pitched battle, a

pitch woo

pitch woo
Court, make love to, flatter, as in They sat on the porch swing, pitching woo, or He's an excellent salesman, adept at pitching woo. This idiom, which may be obsolescent, uses pitch in the sense of “talk.” [Slang; early 1800s]

pitched battle, a

pitched battle, a
An intense conflict, as in Their disagreement turned into a pitched battle between the nurses and the physicians' assistants. This term, dating from about 1600, originally alluded to a military battle in which the array of forces and battleground are predetermined (as opposed to a hasty skirmish).

pitcher

pitcher
see little pitchers have big ears.

sales pitch

sales pitch
A line of talk that attempts to persuade someone of something, as in Let's hear your latest sales pitch for energy conservation. This term uses the noun pitch in the sense of “a talk,” or more literally, a throwing of words at one. [Slang; late 1800s]

wild pitch

wild pitch
A careless statement or action, as in Calling comic books great literature—that's a wild pitch. This term comes from baseball, where it signifies a pitched ball so far off target that the catcher misses it, enabling a base runner to advance. [Mid-1900s]

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