to be pipped at or to the post

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• pipped at the post — Defeated at the point when success seemed certain, or at the last moment • • • Main Entry: ↑pip …   Useful english dictionary

• be pipped at the post — be pipped at/to the post British & Australian 1. to be beaten in a competition or race by a very small amount. I d have won quite a lot of money but my horse was pipped at the post. (British & Australian) 2. to be beaten in a competition or race… …   New idioms dictionary

• be pipped to the post — be pipped at/to the post British & Australian 1. to be beaten in a competition or race by a very small amount. I d have won quite a lot of money but my horse was pipped at the post. (British & Australian) 2. to be beaten in a competition or race… …   New idioms dictionary

• pipped at the post —  Narrowly beaten …   A concise dictionary of English slang

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• post — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (BrE) postal system ⇨ See also ↑mail ADJECTIVE ▪ first class, second class ▪ registered ▪ inland PREPOSITION …   Collocations dictionary

• pipped, pipping — verb (T) BrE informal 1 pip sb at the post to beat someone at the last moment in a race, competition etc, when they were expecting to win: I nearly got the job, but was pipped at the post by the other candidate. 2 to beat someone in a race,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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