The game pits two of the best pro football teams in the East against each other.
He pitted his endurance against the other man's speed.
He was pitted against an opponent just as smart as he was.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
pit against — index alienate (estrange), counter, counteract Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pit against — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pit against : present tense I/you/we/they pit against he/she/it pits against present participle pitting against past tense pitted against past participle pitted against 1) pit someone/something against… … English dictionary
pit against one another — index polarize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pit against — it s your chance to pit your wits against the world champions Syn: set against, match against, put in opposition to, put in competition with; compete with, contend with, vie with, wrestle with … Thesaurus of popular words
pit against — {v.} To match against; oppose to; put in opposition to; place in competition or rivalry with. * /The game pits two of the best pro football teams in the East against each other./ * /He pitted his endurance against the other man s speed./ * /He… … Dictionary of American idioms
pit against — {v.} To match against; oppose to; put in opposition to; place in competition or rivalry with. * /The game pits two of the best pro football teams in the East against each other./ * /He pitted his endurance against the other man s speed./ * /He… … Dictionary of American idioms
pit against — Synonyms and related words: aggravate, alienate, bump heads, come between, confront, contend, contrapose, contraposit, contrast, counteract, disaffect, disunite, divide, estrange, face, fan the flame, front, irritate, lie opposite, light the fuse … Moby Thesaurus
pit against — Set to fight (as cocks in a pit), set in opposition, match for a contest, set together by the ears … New dictionary of synonyms
pit against — verb to set someone in opposition to someone else … Wiktionary
pit against — … Useful english dictionary
