pitch a tent

pitch a tent

slang To have an erection while lying naked beneath a sheet, such that the sheet rises like a tent away from one's torso. My husband is always pitching a tent first thing in the morning. Just watching her lying next to me in bed was enough to make me pitch a tent.
See also: pitch, tent
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

pitch a tent

to erect a tent at a campsite. The campers pitched their tent in a clearing in the woods. I pitched my tent next to a large oak tree.
See also: pitch, tent
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

pitch a tent

verb
See make a mountain
See also: pitch, tent
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • three sheets in/to the wind
  • rap sheet
  • sheet
  • make a mountain
  • a carbon copy
  • carbon
  • carbon copy
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"A group of children get together and pitch a tent. Their parents have an idea of what they are doing and do not see this as a threat," he explained.
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Justin Burgess, who trained in Iraq, says he's been forced to pitch a tent in woodland in Coventry.
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Janice Rimell, group scout leader, said: "The Scouts County Commissioner challenged the group to pitch a tent in an unusual place.
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For campers in search of serious shadows in which to pitch a tent, the differences between virgin timber and old-growth aren't as important as the similarities, and the campers' minimum requirements are virtually identical: trees with more girth than the collective wingspan of a Boy Scout troop, with crowns so tall the top of your head touches your shoulder blades each time you try to see the sky.
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The settlers whom the Israeli government evacuated from a house in Hebron (after making noises about letting them stay there a while longer) are planning to pitch a tent near the site to protest their allegedly premature removal, to hold a Seder, and generally to make their presence felt.
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