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fever pitch

American  

noun

  1. a high degree of excitement, as of a gathering of people.

    The announcement of victory brought the crowd to fever pitch.
fever pitch British  

noun

  1. a state of intense excitement

    things were at fever pitch with the election coming up
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Etymology

Origin of fever pitch

First recorded in 1910–15

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