- spoil someone's chances
- to make it impossible for someone to achieve something that they could have achieved fairly easily
A shoulder injury spoiled his chances of victory in the finals.
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spoil someone's chances — spoil someone’s chances phrase to make it impossible for someone to achieve something that they could have achieved fairly easily A shoulder injury spoiled his chances of victory in the finals. Thesaurus: to stop someone doing somethingsynonym to … Useful english dictionary
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queer someone's pitch — ► queer someone s pitch Brit. informal spoil someone s plans or chances of doing something. Main Entry: ↑queer … English terms dictionary
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