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1 queer smb.'s pitch
разг.(queer smb.'s (или the) pitch)насолить, сделать пакость кому-л.; ≈ подложить свинью кому-л. [первонач. жаргон бродячих актёров; pitch означает обычное место для представлений]‘...Clare, you look so lovely!’ ‘That, if true, is not a reason for queering my pitch at home.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘Over the River’, ch. IV) — -...Клэр, вы такая очаровательная! - Но это, пусть вы и правы, не дает вам основания компрометировать меня в глазах домашних.
...if she noticed that any woman had predatory intentions on Charles she took care to queer her pitch. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Theatre’, ch. XI) —...если Джулия замечала, что какая-нибудь актриса посягает на Чарлза, она всячески старалась ей насолить.
If only I can queer Paddy Cavan's pitch for him, now and again, I'll die happy. Since I've been back in the game, I've heard some pretty crook deals Paddy's put over lately. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Winged Seeds’, ch. XVIII) — Если б мне удалось подложить свинью Пэдди Кевану, я бы умер спокойно. С тех пор как я опять вошел в игру, я немало наслышался о его новых проделках.
I'm not in love with Bill, so I don't want to queer his pitch, and though I deeply adore you, I'm not in love with you, so I don't want to queer yours. (P. H. Johnson, ‘An Error of Judgement’, ch. 20) — Я не влюблена в Билла и поэтому не хочу портить ему жизнь. И хотя я восхищаюсь тобой, я не влюблена и в тебя и твою жизнь не хочу портить.
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2 queer someone's pitch
expr infmlIf she noticed that any woman had predatory intentions on her lover she took care to queer her pitch — Если она замечала, что какая-нибудь женщина положила глаз на ее любовника, она всячески старалась ей насолить
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