pit wits against



pit your wits against somebody/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: pit, wit

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Efrat-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
HansHAHNS (German, Dutch)German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
JaredJER-əd (English), JAR-əd (English)English, Biblical
EulÁLia-Portuguese, Hungarian, Slovak
Komang-Indonesian, Balinese
Ashling['æʃliŋ]