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Fever pitch   /fˈivər pɪtʃ/   Listen
Fever pitch

noun
1.
A state of extreme excitement.





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"Fever pitch" Quotes from Famous Books



... in Holland to fever pitch, and there were threats of war. Germany hastened to deny that a submarine attacked the ship, and made overtures to the Dutch Government, offering reparation if it could be established that a German torpedo sank the ...
— The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) • Francis J. (Francis Joseph) Reynolds, Allen L. (Allen Leon)
... at an all-time fever pitch. Our exclamations were endless. Ned identified the fish, Conseil classified them, and as for me, I was in ecstasy over the verve of their movements and the beauty of their forms. Never before had I been given the chance to glimpse these animals ...
— 20000 Leagues Under the Seas • Jules Verne


Words linked to "Fever pitch" :   inflammation, excitement, fervor, fervour, excitation


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