Queer somebody's pitch/Queer the pitch (for somebody) In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Queer somebody's pitch/Queer the pitch (for somebody)", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Evelyn Nguyen

2021-02-22 01:02

Meaning of Queer somebody's pitch/Queer the pitch (for somebody)

Queer somebody's pitch/Queer the pitch (for somebody) British informal

Spoil or undermine someone's plans or chances

The storm has queered our pitch as we couldn't reach the peak of the mountain.

My colleague queered my pitch. She copied my report and handed it to the boss first.

The government is working on releasing a proposal that does not queer the pitch for export companies.

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To interfere somebosy's plan or bussiness

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To spoil something with something else

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To do whatever someone asks for

taint (something) with (something)

1. To contaminate something with toxic substances.

2. To spoil, damage, or degrade anything positive by the presence or introduction of something awful, sad, or terribly unpleasant.

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To spoil or ruin something; to mess something up

Grammar and Usage of Queer somebody's pitch/Queer the pitch (for somebody)

Verb Forms

Queer somebody's pitch
queers someone's pitch
queered someone's pitch
has/have queered someone's pitch
will queer someone's pitch

The verb "queer" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Queer somebody's pitch/Queer the pitch (for somebody)

"Queer" has been used to means "spoil" since the 19th century. This idiom was first recorded in a 19th-century speech in London: “Nanty coming it on a pall, or wid cracking to queer a pitch.”