fever pitch

fever pitch
noun
a state of extreme excitement
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the crowd was at fever pitch

Hypernyms: ↑excitement, ↑excitation, ↑inflammation, ↑fervor, ↑fervour

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noun
: a state of extreme excitement or activity
[singular]

I worked myself up to/into a fever pitch of enthusiasm.

New allegations brought interest in the scandal to a fever pitch.

[noncount]

Demand for the new car soon reached fever pitch.

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ˈfever pitch [fever pitch] noun uncountable, countable
a very high level of excitement or activity

Speculation about his future had

reached fever pitch

.

Excitement has been

at fever pitch

for days.

The crowd had been roused to fever pitch by the drama of the game.


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