"fever pitch" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfiːvə pɪtʃ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfivɚ pɪtʃ/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-fever pitch.ogg
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} fever pitch (uncountable)
  1. (idiomatic) Extreme excitement. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable Translations (extreme excitement): 極度狂熱 /极度狂热 (jídù kuángrè) (Chinese Mandarin), 高度興奮 /高度兴奋 (gāodù xīngfèn) (Chinese Mandarin), haripunkt (Estonian), kiihkeys (Finnish)
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