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]

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Example Sentences

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

From Salon • May 8, 2023

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

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2018

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

From Slate • Oct. 9, 2012

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 • May 26, 2011

He spurs the phlegmatic Finch to a thoughtful portrait of the middle-aged man attempting simultaneously to play papa and pitch woo.

From Time Magazine Archive