pitch woo

Idioms  

1. 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]

---

Example Sentences

Using his four-seam fastball heavily and showing excellent command with the pitch, Woo fired first-pitch strikes to 15 of the 20 batters he faced and had only three counts that reached three balls.

From Seattle Times

But Ken's alarming attempts to pitch woo make Nathan utter those three reliably triggering words.

From Salon

Busy though he is with spycraft, Bertie finds time to help Monty pitch woo.

From New York Times

They'd evolved a way to pitch woo and bring home the bacon.

From Slate

Famous people of all stripes are returning the compliment by looking to Broadway to rejuvenate their careers, enhance their artistic credibility and pitch woo to audiences that may have ceased to believe in their existence.

From New York Times