pitch woo

[pitch out] {v.} 1. To deliberately throw a pitch outside of the home plate in baseball so that the batter cannot hit the ball and the catcher can make a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

pitch in

[pitch in] {v.}, {informal} 1. To begin something with much energy; start work eagerly. * /Pitch in and we will finish the job as soon as possible./ 2. To give […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

pitch into

[pitch into] {v.}, {informal} 1. To attack with blows or words. * /He pitched into me with his fists./ * /He pitched into the idea of raising taxes./ Syn.: [LAY […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

brush back

[brush back] {v.} To throw a baseball pitch close to. * /The pitcher threw a high inside pitch to brush the batter back./ Syn.: [DUST OFF]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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диву даваться

[диву даваться] {v. phr.} [`divu da`vat's'ya] {literary} to wonder, to marvel. * /Nowadays swimmers are able to […]

Robert Reich [1946]

U.S. Labor Secretary There are only two kinds of people who predict the [stock] market on a day-to-day basis. Those who don't […]

clifihanger

[clifihanger] {n.}, {informal} A sports event or a movie in which the outcome is uncertain to the very end keeping the […]

on the rocks

[on the rocks] {adj. phr.} 1. {informal} Wrecked or ruined. * /Mr. Jones' business and marriage were both on the rocks./ […]