Tonight's game will 'pit' Smith 'against' Johnson for the championship. [=Smith will be playing against Johnson for the championship in tonight's game]
The game requires you to 'pit your wits against' the computer. [=to use your wits to try to defeat the computer]
I usually like her movies, but her most recent one is really 'the pits'! [=her most recent one is terrible]
(..) No one's seen Drogon in weeks. For all I know, he's flown halfway across the world. The wise masters ask for the reopening of the fighting pit. Where slaves fought slaves to the death? Opening them would show the people of Meereen that you respect their traditions. (..)2015 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Kill the Boy Season: 5 Episode 5