Noun
the pits (uncountable)
(singular only) Something miserable or unpleasant.
Doing it once is no fun, but doing it over because you lost your work is the pits.
We support the efforts to keep the pits open until exhausted. Neil Kinnock
You are the pits of the world! Vultures! Trash! John McEnroe
I got very depressed. Hollywood can be a terrible place when youre depressed. The pits. I decided I had to change my life and do different things. Jeff Conaway
Faced with low productivity despite improved equipment, and with drift from the pits despite both higher wages and better amenities... a point seems to have been reached where the [coal] industry is in a mood to question a method it has taken for granted. Eric Trist
I remember my first test in F1. After five laps, I came back to the pits and tried to play it cool - 'Oh yeah, I'm fine, I'm on top of this' - but I was completely lost. Sebastian Vettel
After both cars returned to the pits, Schumacher leaped out of his car and headed to McLaren's garage in an infuriated manner and accused Coulthard of trying to kill him. Source: Internet