It sounds idiomatic.

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Kins_10  #482168  Wed, 27 Feb 08 03:05 AM

What is the meaning of 'life's a pitch'?

  
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Clive  #482200  Wed, 27 Feb 08 04:54 AM

Hi,

Check these links out. They all offer different interpretations of the phrase.

Clive

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#482173  Wed, 27 Feb 08 03:24 AM
Bitch. Life's a bitch.  It means that life is difficult and unfair. 
#482175  Wed, 27 Feb 08 03:31 AM
 Isn't it a soccer (football) expression that borrows from the more familiar one?

CJ 

#482180  Wed, 27 Feb 08 03:53 AM
 Oh, I didn't even think about that Embarrassed  but now that you mention it that sounds right. Sort of like "Life's a beach." 
#482341  Wed, 27 Feb 08 01:12 PM
 Wow! And to think I assumed this question was posed by a new speaker who hadn't heard correctly!
#482831  Thu, 28 Feb 08 03:51 PM

Clive
Check these links out. They all offer different interpretations of the phrase.

Hi Clive,

Wow, after reading your British sports magazine references, I have a new respect for learners of English as a second language!

Regards,  - A. 

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