screw (one)self up to concert pitch



screw (one)self up to concert pitch

To prepare for any event or crisis that may occur. My dad is nervous about me driving so far on my own, so I'm sure he's screwed himself up to concert pitch and is stationed by the phone in case I call.
See also: concert, pitch, screw, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
FriedemannFREE-de-mahnGerman
Wasyl-Ukrainian
JuvenalJOO-və-nahl (English)History
Akpofure-Western African, Urhobo
Aqissiaq-Native American, Greenlandic
NicholaNIK-ə-ləEnglish (British)