pitch into (one)
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To verbally or physically attack or assault one. She really pitched into me when she found out I had gotten a tattoo. The actor pitched into the cameraman who had been taking pictures of him and his wife.
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pitch something into something
and pitch something into toss or throw something into something. Please pitch your aluminum cans into this container. She pitched in the can.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
pitch into
Attack, assault, either physically or verbally. For example, Aunt Sally pitched into Uncle Rob when he forgot to go to the bank. [Colloquial; first half of 1800s]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
pitch into
v.
1. To throw or toss something or someone into something: She pitched the plastic cup into the garbage can.
2. To attack someone verbally or physically; assault someone: They pitched into the photographer for taking their picture without permission.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.