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[pɪt] 1. n( hole dug) dół m, wykop m; (in road, face) dziura f; ( coal mine) kopalnia f; (also: orchestra pit) kanał m dla orkiestry- the pits2. vtto pit one's wits against sb — mierzyć się (zmierzyć się perf) (intelektualnie) z kimś
to pit o.s. against — mierzyć się (zmierzyć się perf) z +instr
to pit sb against sb — rzucać (rzucić perf) kogoś przeciw komuś
* * *I 1. [pit] noun1) (a large hole in the ground: The campers dug a pit for their rubbish.) dół2) (a place from which minerals are dug, especially a coal-mine: a chalk-pit; He works at/down the pit.) kopalnia3) (a place beside a motor race track for repairing and refuelling racing cars: The leading car has gone into the pit(s).) boks2. verb((with against) to set (a person or thing) against another in a fight, competition etc: He was pitted against a much stronger man.) wystawiać do pojedynku- pitfallII 1. [pit] noun(the hard stone of a peach, cherry etc.) pestka2. verb(to remove the stone from (a peach, cherry etc).) drelować
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the pits — pits pits, the pits he pits . The worst possible situation, person, or thing; something extremely bad, boring, or depressing; always used with the; as, cleaning the house is the pits. [Slang] [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
the pits — {n.}, {slang} 1. A low class, blighted and ill maintained place, motel room or apartment. * /Max, this motel is the pits, I will not sleep here!/ 2. The end of the road, the point of no return, the point of total ruin of one s health (from the… … Dictionary of American idioms
the pits — {n.}, {slang} 1. A low class, blighted and ill maintained place, motel room or apartment. * /Max, this motel is the pits, I will not sleep here!/ 2. The end of the road, the point of no return, the point of total ruin of one s health (from the… … Dictionary of American idioms
the\ pits — noun slang 1. A low class, blighted and ill maintained place, motel room or apartment. Max, this motel is the pits, I will not sleep here! 2. the end of the road, the point of no return, the point of total ruin of one s health (from the drug… … Словарь американских идиом
the pits — noun any place of pain and turmoil the hell of battle the inferno of the engine room when you re alone Christmas is the pits • Syn: ↑hell, ↑hell on earth, ↑hellhole, ↑snake pit, ↑inferno … Useful english dictionary
the pits — n an unpleasant, disgusting and/or unbearable place, situation or person; the worst place, situation or state of affairs imaginable. This Americanism has become widely used throughout the English speaking world. It is, in origin, said to be a… … Contemporary slang
the pits — If something is referred to as the pits, it is considered to be absolutely the worst. That magazine is the pits! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
the pits — informal this place is really the pits Syn: hell, the worst, the lowest of the low, a nightmare; rock bottom, extremely bad, awful, terrible, dreadful, deplorable; informal appalling, lousy, abysmal … Thesaurus of popular words
the pits — poor quality, not good value The music was the pits. The violins played badly … English idioms
the pits — noun Something miserable or unpleasant. Doing it once is no fun, but doing it over because you lost your work is the pits … Wiktionary
(be) the pits — be the ˈpits idiom (informal) to be very bad or the worst example of sth Main entry: ↑pitidiom … Useful english dictionary