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pitch on

British  

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

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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Martinez needed treatment for eight minutes before leaving the pitch on a stretcher.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

On Wednesday, Lores delivered his elevator pitch on the new PayPal for the first time since reports the talks had stalled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

His next goal: call a game on consecutive days, just as a relief pitcher has to prove he can pitch on consecutive days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

So now, to keep our interest from drying out like a pitch on a hot summer day, the goal should be to keep the market saturated with soccer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026

Sometimes those guys try to lay a sales pitch on you, just like the Kings.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

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