a pitched battle

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a pitched battle

an angry fight or argument There was a pitched battle between police and rioters.

See also: battle, pitch

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Meanwhile, Abu Obeida, the leader of the Hamas's military wing, said that his outfit is prepared to wage a pitched battle with Israeli troops "in each corner of the street and will welcome you with fire and iron. Hamas says Israel has legitimised the killing of its children by Asian News International A SLEEPING baby was thrown out of his cot when a car was driven into his parents' caravan during a pitched battle between travellers and vigilantes in Tamworth, a judge was told. Three jailed over attacks on travellers by Birmingham Mail (England) In August police officers were injured when up to 50 youths and adults fought a pitched battle in the park. Camera put up to curb park trouble by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)			a parting shot a party animal a party pooper a pat on the back a peace offering a pearl of wisdom a pecking order a peeping Tom a pen pusher a penchant for a penny for your thoughts A penny saved is a penny earned a pep talk a pick-me-up a piece of cake a piece of the action a piece of the pie a pied-à-terre a pig in a poke a pillar of strength a pink slip a pipe dream a piss-artist a piss-up a pit stop a pitched battle a place to call own a plain Jane a play on words a poacher turned gamekeeper a poison-pen letter a poisoned chalice a political football a poor man's a poor relation a port of call a powder keg a price on head a prima donna a prime mover a priori a prophet of doom a pub crawl a put-up job a Pyrrhic victory a quantum leap a queer fish a question mark over a quick fix a quick one a quick study			a piece of tail a piece of tail a piece of tail a piece of tail a piece of tail A Piece of the Action A Piece of the Action A Piece of the Action A Piece of the Action A Piece of the Action A Piece of the Action A Piece of the Action a piece of the pie a piece of the pie a piece of the pie a piece of the pie à pied a pied-à-terre A pig in a poke A pig in a poke a pig of a a pig of a a pig of a a pillar of strength a pink slip a pipe dream a Piscis Australis a piss-artist a piss-up a pit stop a pitched battle A Place Called Home A Place For Everything, And Everything In Its Place A Place for Mom A Place for My Head A Place to Bury Strangers a place to call own A Place to Remember a plain Jane a play on words A play upon words A Pleasant Shade of Gray A Pleasing Interface A Pleasurable Headache A Plus a poacher turned gamekeeper A Pocono Country Place A Poil La Strasse A point a poison-pen letter a poisoned chalice a political football a poor man's a poor relation a pop a pop a pop

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