pitch at

pitch (something) at

1. To hurl, toss, or throw something at someone or something. We sat there pitching balls of paper at his desk to get his attention. He was arrested for pitching rocks at people from the overpass.
2. To set up some kind of temporary living arrangement at some location. We always pitch our camp at same spot by the lake. We were about to pitch our tent at the campsite when a huge storm started blowing away all our equipment.
3. To propose something in a particular setting or place. They let me pitch a few ideas at the board meeting, but I don't know if the directors liked any of them. She pitched a radical new kind of cybersecurity software at the convention.
4. To target something, especially advertisements, at a particular demographic. It just sickens me how these companies shamelessly pitch ads at children at such a young age. It's still really weird to me how websites pitch advertisements at me for things I write about in emails and blog posts.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

pitch something at someone or something

 
1. to throw something at someone or something. The boys pitched cans at the tree. We all pitched rocks at the big boulder.
2. to aim advertising at a particular group. They pitched the ad campaign at teenagers. These comedy programs are pitched at the lowest level of mentality.
See also: pitch
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • (someone or something) promises well
  • a/the feel of (something)
  • (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
  • (have) got something going (with someone)
  • a straw will show which way the wind blows
  • accompanied by
  • accompanied by (someone or something)
  • accompany
  • a crack at (someone or something)
  • all right
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"However, taking into account that it was the first time that a pitch at Galle has been rated as "poor" and given the intention of the curator to prepare a pitch that provided a fair balance between bat and ball, we have decided to impose a warning as the sanction," Richardson said.
ICC gives official warning to Sri Lanka over Galle's 'poor quality' pitch
A Wembley Stadium spokesperson said: "We accept and understand the frustrations around the standard of the pitch at Wembley for last weekend's FA Cup semi-finals.
Wembley to get yet another new pitch
Yes, the pitch at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, is superior to those in Great Britain in the 1980s but it is still artificial and therefore likely to provide England with a test of their flexibility.
Football: McClaren's reminder of plastic passion with an unhappy history; When England play in Moscow tonight, they face an ugly reminder of the 1980s, says Hyder Jawad
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Perfect pitch: content creators meet content buyers in the Rockies
By keeping this pitch at the knees and lower, you can make it almost impossible to hit for distance.
Keep the Pitch Low
"The pitch at Stobart Stadium Halton will modernise the game and create a fantastic matchday experience.
PITCHING A VISION; Widnes to make Super League history with revolutionary new artificial surface
"At no time have we attributed our results to the conditions of the pitch at any ground.
Rajasthan Royals distances itself from Modi comments on Jaipur pitch
FRUSTRATION over the condition of Cardiff City's pitch at the new stadium is growing.
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