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the pits

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Something miserable or unpleasant.

plural, plural-only, slang

Examples

“This whole experience⟳ has been the pits.”
“A bad exam experience⟳ would be ‘I'm wasted’ at Howard,..‘It was the pits’ at Vassar.”
“Ain't that the pits... I'm actually gonna have⟳ to wait⟳ for another customer in this crazy heat? That's harsh...”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

the pleasure is all mine the pock The Pocket The Ponds the preterite tense the proof of the pudding is in the eating

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