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queer someone's pitch

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To make a task more difficult for someone.

British, dated, idiomatic

Examples

“"Oh, the Mayor's coming, is he?" "Yes, but he's very little good. Mayors don't draw⟳ as they used; nothing don't draw⟳ as it used. The game is pretty well up. What with amateur dramatics, choral unions, and local talent of all sorts, your pitch is queered wherever you go."”
“—no question⟳, global buffeting has queered our pitch for growth in many ways, currency down-down, oil prices up-up—”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

queer up queer-bash queer-bashed queer-bashes queer-bashing queerbait

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