[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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

pitch out

[pitch out] {v.} 1. To deliberately throw a pitch outside of the home plate in baseball so that the batter cannot hit the ball and the catcher can make a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

pitch woo

[pitch woo] {v. phr.}, {slang} To kiss and hug; make love. * /Mary and John pitched woo in the movies./ * /While Bob drove, Betty and Jim sat in the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

queer someone's pitch

[queer someone's pitch] {v.} 1. Take the pitch of another street vendor, busker or similar. 2. Spoil someone else's efforts. British slang (Wikipedia)

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Ambrose Bierce

(1842-1914) U.S. writer Before undergoing a surgical operation, arrange your temporal affairs. You may live.

smooth over

[smooth over] {v.} To make something seem better or more pleasant; try to excuse. * /Bill tried to smooth over his argument […]

so help me

[so help me] {interj.}, {informal} I promise; I swear; may I be punished if I lie. * /I've told you the truth, so help me./ […]

Albert Einstein

We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.

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running commentary

[running commentary] {n. phr.} A continual series of remarks. * /My chiropractor gives me a running commentary on the health […]

see stars

[see stars] {v. phr.}, {informal} To imagine you are seeing stars as a result of being hit on the head. * /When Ted was hit […]