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fever pitch

 
 
noun

Definition

reach fever pitch If emotions reach fever pitch, they become so strong that they are difficult to control: Excitement in the crowd had reached fever pitch.
(Definition of fever pitch noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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