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 INTO(1),(2), RIP INTO. 2. To get to work at; work hard at.

* /She pitched into the work and had the house cleaned up by noon./

* /He pitched into his homework right after dinner./

Compare: LAY INTO, SAIL INTO.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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