Queer the pitch
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 4To upset someone's plan
बना-बनाया खेल बिगाड़ना
One late order queered the pitch for two centres.
To queer someone's pitch is usually deliberate.
Daily use: Iska matlab mauka bigad dena.
Queer यानी अजीब और pitch वह जगह जहाँ फेरीवाला अपनी दुकान लगाता था। किसी की pitch को queer कर दिया, यानी उसकी जगह और योजना बिगाड़ दी। इसे pour cold water on से जोड़कर याद रखिए।
'Queer' means strange, and 'pitch' was the spot where a street seller set up his stall. If someone makes your pitch queer, your spot is spoiled and your plan fails. Link it with 'pour cold water on'.
पूरा रूप 'queer someone's pitch' है। Synonym options thwart और upset the applecart हैं; smooth the way इसका उल्टा है।
The full form is 'queer someone's pitch'. Synonym options are 'thwart' and 'upset the applecart'; 'smooth the way' is the opposite.