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- Fever Pitch is his tribute to a lifelong obsession. Part autobiography, part comedy, part incisive analysis of insanity, Hornby's award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom — its agony and ecstasy, its community, and its defining role in thousands of young men's coming-of-age stories.
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The meaning of FEVER PITCH is a state of intense excitement and agitation. How to use fever pitch in a sentence.
be at fever pitch Their anticipation had been at fever pitch for days. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Excitement, interest, energy and enthusiasm
What is the meaning of the phrase ‘fever pitch’? A state of intense excitement. What is the origin of the phrase ‘fever pitch’? The word ‘pitch’, when it’s used in the sense of a high level (or height on a scale, or in a figurative sense), is believed to date back to the mid 1500s.
Fever Pitch, first published in 1992, is a memoir and Hornby's second book. It tells the story of the author's relationship with football, and with Arsenal Football Club in particular. [1]
Things reached a fever pitch two years ago when 20,000 doctors signed a petition in protest of the continued escalation of costs and requirements. Divisive rhetoric is at a fever pitch right now, across social media and in our homes. And it seems to have finally reached a fever pitch.
If something is at fever pitch, it is in an extremely active or excited state. Frances kept talking, her mind at fever pitch. Campaigning is reaching fever pitch for elections on November 6. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Fever pitch definition: a high degree of excitement, as of a gathering of people. See examples of FEVER PITCH used in a sentence.
