roll the pitch

phrase

Preparing audiences for an unpopular change.

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Meanings

phrase

alternative rolling the pitch

  1. idiomaticPreparing audiences for an unpopular change.

Origin

The phrase comes from its use in the game of Cricket where the pitch is rolled before a match.

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APA

roll the pitch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roll%20the%20pitch

MLA

“roll the pitch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roll%20the%20pitch. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roll the pitch,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roll%20the%20pitch.

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