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]
(..) All right, crack them. Go. Shit! Cut it. Hey! Pit six, table five. Dealers compromised . Trade's breached at tables three, five, six and ten. Get your coat. Get your coat. Look, this is crazy! What...? (..)2001 Ocean's Eleven
(..) Nevada Gaming Commission. I need two minutes of your time. -Anything for the NGC. -Thanks. Will you accompany me to pit five, please? -You make the deposit when? -At your signal . What do we look like, a couple of peckerwood jackasses? How does that feel? (..)2001 Ocean's Eleven