English Reference
Idiom idiom

pitch in


To help out; lend assistance; contribute; to do one's part to help.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

Everyone pitched in to clean up the kitchen.

CONTEXTUAL

When the deadline got close, the whole team pitched in to finish the report on time.

COMPLEX

Moved by the devastation in the village, strangers from neighboring towns pitched in, bringing food, tools, and whatever labor they could spare.


Related idioms3entries
  1. 01

    fever pitch

    Extreme excitement.

  2. 02

    queer someone's pitch

    To make a task more difficult for someone.

  3. 03

    roll the pitch

    Preparing audiences for an unpopular change.

Last updated August 10, 2026