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20-Aug-2009, 22:20
anupumh
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Fever pitch
Hi,
How would I use "fever pitch" in a sentence.
Is the sentence correct?
The game is in fever pitch.
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20-Aug-2009, 23:39
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Re: Fever pitch
The correct phrase is "at a fever pitch" = at a fast pace
(I have also heard people say "at a fevered pitch", but I'm not sure which is "correct". Possibly both!)
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Re: Fever pitch
Well I read somewhere that "fever pitch" corresponds to excitement.
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