That's the pleasure of fishing - pitting your wits against these clever little fish that are trying desperately not to get caught.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
pit (your) wits against something — pit (your) wits against (someone/something) to compete against someone or something using your intelligence. That s the pleasure of fishing pitting your wits against these clever little fish that are trying desperately not to get caught … New idioms dictionary
pit (your) wits against — (someone/something) to compete against someone or something using your intelligence. That s the pleasure of fishing pitting your wits against these clever little fish that are trying desperately not to get caught … New idioms dictionary
pit your wits against — phrase to use all of your intelligence to try to defeat someone or to solve a problem Two teams of experts will pit their wits against one another in the final round of the quiz. Thesaurus: to try to deal with a problem or difficultysynonym… … Useful english dictionary
pit your wits against — to use all of your intelligence to try to defeat someone or to solve a problem Two teams of experts will pit their wits against one another in the final round of the quiz … English dictionary
pit — [[t]pɪ̱t[/t]] ♦♦♦ pits, pitting, pitted 1) N COUNT A pit is a coal mine. It was a better community then when all the pits were working. 2) N COUNT A pit is a large hole that is dug in the ground. Eric lost his footing and began to slide into the… … English dictionary
pit — pit1 [pıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hole)¦ 2¦(mine)¦ 3¦(mark)¦ 4¦(untidy place)¦ 5 be the pits 6 in/at the pit of your stomach 7¦(car racing)¦ 8¦(in a theatre)¦ 9¦(in a garage)¦ 10 a/the pit of something … Dictionary of contemporary English
pit — 1 noun 1 HOLE (C) a) a hole in the ground, especially one made by digging: Dig a pit and bury the rubbish in it. | a sand pit | a barbecue pit b) a large hole in the ground from which stones or minerals have been dug: a gravel pit 2 MARK (C) a) a … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pit — pit1 [ pıt ] noun count ** ▸ 1 hole in ground ▸ 2 place for people/animals ▸ 3 seed in fruit ▸ 4 armpit ▸ 5 hollow mark on surface ▸ 6 extremely messy place ▸ 7 bad state ▸ 8 at the race track ▸ 9 something bad ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a very large hole… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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
wit — [[t]wɪ̱t[/t]] wits 1) N UNCOUNT Wit is the ability to use words or ideas in an amusing, clever, and imaginative way. Boulding was known for his biting wit... They love her practical attitude to life, her zest and wit. 2) N COUNT If you describe… … English dictionary
