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pitch on

British  

verb

  1. (intr, preposition) to determine or decide

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pitch on Idioms  
  1. 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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Bronze, who won her 24th club trophy, helped Bompastor walk her children on to the pitch on Mother's Day to celebrate, and the full-back tapped the tip of the trophy when she received her medal, itching to get her hands on it properly.

From BBC

In recognition of her proclivity for lightness and speed, he chooses a tempo slightly faster than that of their earlier duet, and begins it with the pitch on which Violetta had entered in her initial rejection of him.

From The Wall Street Journal

In her final pitch on Thursday, Assistant U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

England, who are already through to the semi-finals, will wait for another look at the pitch on Friday before naming their XI.

From BBC

Captain Ben Stokes says people would raise "hell" if the Melbourne pitch on which his England team beat Australia inside two days had been produced in another part of the world.

From BBC