- queer the pitch
- Vrb Phrs. To interfere with or spoil chances of success, usually deliberately.
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
queer the pitch
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queer the pitch — phrasal see queer one s pitch * * * queer the pitch (showmen s sl) To make the place of performance unavailable • • • Main Entry: ↑queer … Useful english dictionary
queer the pitch (for somebody) — queer sb s ˈpitch | queer the ˈpitch (for sb) idiom (BrE, informal) to spoil sb s plans or their chances of getting sth Main entry: ↑queeridiom … Useful english dictionary
queer the pitch — Meaning Ruin a plan. Origin A sales pitch rather than a games pitch … Meaning and origin of phrases
queer the pitch — ruin a plan, sabotage a plan … English contemporary dictionary
queer somebody's pitch — queer sb s ˈpitch | queer the ˈpitch (for sb) idiom (BrE, informal) to spoil sb s plans or their chances of getting sth Main entry: ↑queeridiom … Useful english dictionary
pitch — pitch1 W3 [pıtʃ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(sports field)¦ 2¦(strong feelings/activity)¦ 3¦(music)¦ 4¦(persuading)¦ 5¦(baseball)¦ 6¦(black substance)¦ 7¦(ship/aircraft)¦ 8¦(slope)¦ 9¦(street/market)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 … Dictionary of contemporary English
pitch — I. /pɪtʃ / (say pich) verb (t) 1. to set up or erect (a tent, camp, etc.). 2. to put, set, or plant in a fixed or definite place or position (as cricket stumps, etc.). 3. to set or aim at a certain point, degree, level, etc.: he pitched his hopes …
queer — queer1 [kwıə US kwır] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from German quer going across ] 1.) taboo an offensive word used to describe someone who is ↑homosexual, especially a man. Do not use this word. 2.) old fashioned strange or difficult to … Dictionary of contemporary English
queer one's pitch — phrasal or queer the pitch : to spoil something planned, arranged, or attempted I answered rather cautiously so as not to queer your pitch Stephen Haggard … Useful english dictionary
queer — queerly, adv. queerness, n. /kwear/, adj., queerer, queerest, v., n. adj. 1. strange or odd from a conventional viewpoint; unusually different; singular: a queer notion of justice. 2. of a questionable nature or character; suspicious; shady:… … Universalium
