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pitch in

idiom
Meaning

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


Examples
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.

Anchors to
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.

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