There's an English phrase to describe a state of high emotion, and because it's got the word 'pitch' in it, it's often associated with football.
Let’s see some examples of this expression, shall we?
- I was at the school sports day and excitement was at fever pitch. The kids were going crazy supporting their classmates!
- Criticism of the company CEO was at fever pitch. The staff were really unhappy.
- Anger reached fever pitch after the referee said it wasn't a goal.
Today, we learned about the expression 'fever pitch', which means a state of high emotion. As we saw in the examples, it's not just excitement that can be a fever pitch. It can be any strong emotion, such as anger or criticism. And we often use it with 'reach' or the verb 'to be' plus 'at' -- so 'excitement reached fever pitch', or anger was at fever pitch. And one last point - it's not a football expression, but it contains the word 'pitch' it's often used when describing football.
Did you remember the phrase today? I am Yishu. See you tomorrow and bye for now!
Notes: pitch (US filed): an area painted with lines for playing particular sports, especially football.
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