fever pitch
noun/ˈfiːvə pɪtʃ/UK/ˈfivɚ pɪtʃ/US
Definitions
Extreme excitement.
- [T]here was a wonderful exhilaration about it all: my blood was kept at fever-pitch
- After all the hype, all the fever pitch build-up, the encounter never really lived up to expectations – as is so often the case with derbies – and the atmosphere was even a little subdued at times.
- The Second World War was reaching fever pitch, with the entire Allied effort in top gear for the imminent invasion of Europe, while later that month buzz bombs would start falling on London.
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