make a pitch for somebody

make a pitch for somebody
make a ˈpitch for sb/sth | make a ˈpitch to sb idiom
to make a determined effort to get sth or to persuade sb of sth

He made a pitch to black voters in Alabama.

Main entry:pitchidiom

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