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a bottomless pit

someone or something that always needs or wants more of whatever they are given, especially money. It's a poor country with a bottomless pit of debt. Seb'll eat any food that's left over. He's a bottomless pit!

a pit stop (mainly American, informal)

a short stop that you make on a long car journey in order to rest, eat and go to the toilet. Clean toilets and a nice place to eat are what drivers are looking for when they make a pit stop.

See also: stop

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.

See also: against, wit