fever pitch

The Jews were winding up their affairs, Israel was strung to fever pitch.

Then, indeed, the noble Spanish blood of the audience is aroused to fever pitch.

Immediately Mrs. Davis's interest was aroused to fever pitch.

Then the bravos have been shouted and the enthusiasm has reached a fever pitch.

The wines had been heady, and all tempers were at fever pitch.

But every one was roused up to fever pitch by the excitement of the hour.

At sight of them the enthusiasm of the house rose to fever pitch.

Rejoiced at the permission, for my curiosity was by this time raised to fever pitch, I at once followed.

Not much could be told him at first, but his curiosity instantly arose to fever pitch.

And so the endless stream of donatives flowed on, provoking the hearers to fever pitch.