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pitch on

verb

  1. intr, preposition to determine or decide
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

Also, pitch upon . Choose, decide on, as in He pitched on the ideal solution . This idiom uses pitch in the sense of “arrange or set something in order.” [Early 1600s]
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Example Sentences

"I would imagine there won't be a clamour as I cross the pitch on Saturday at 4.45pm from Rovers fans that I'm going to be asked to stay on... but you never know."

From BBC

As Aston Villa's Rogers and Tottenham's Johnson prepare to face off on the pitch on Sunday, we put them to the test.

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And the candidate who makes the most convincing pitch on day-to-day quality of life issues will probably be the one who speaks to the voters that the polls have such a hard time figuring out.

From Slate

To put the transformation into context, data analysts Cricviz usually rate Multan as the second-flattest pitch on the planet.

From BBC

Another judge on the show, Manjit Minhas, had agreed to invest in Bobba, arguing that "there can be new takes on things... Not everything has to be traditional," when first hearing Liu's criticism of the Canadian duo's pitch on the show.

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