in there pitching

Fig. trying very hard. Bob is always in there pitching. Just stay in there pitching. You'll make some progress eventually.

in there pitching

Exerting one's best effort, trying actively. For example, After the flood, everyone was in there pitching to clean up the streets. This metaphor alludes to the pitcher's important role in baseball. [Colloquial; c. 1940]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
GÉRaud	zhe-RO	French
Glaucus	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Susumu	soo-soo-moo	Japanese
Cathasach	-	Ancient Irish
Agnes	AG-nəs (English), AHK-nes (German), AHKH-nəs (Dutch), AHNG-nes (Swedish)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Liron	-	Hebrew