# queer someone's pitch

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/queer-someones-pitch
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To make a task more difficult for someone.

## Examples

- Please do not queer my pitch while I am working.
- I was about to close the big deal, but my coworker arrived and queered my pitch by mentioning the price increase.
- The rival candidate queered his pitch by leaking confidential information to the press just hours before the final debate began.

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