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fever pitch

Posted by MaryKate on June 21, 2006

My fiancee and I are trying to discover the history of the phrase "fever pitch"... we are debating if it is in reference to sickness or if it has to do with 'pitch' (tar)... anyhow any help would be MOST appreciated!