- pip someone at (or to) the post
- pip someone at (or to) the postdefeat someone at the last moment.→ pip
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pip someone at (or to) the post
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pip someone at the post — phrase to defeat someone very near the end of a competition, game etc Thesaurus: to defeat someone in a game, competition or argumentsynonym Main entry: pip … Useful english dictionary
pip — pip1 noun a small, hard seed in a fruit. Derivatives pipless adjective Origin C18: abbrev. of pippin. pip2 noun (the pips) Brit. a series of short high pitched sounds, used as a signal on the radio or within the telephone system. Origin 1920s:… … English new terms dictionary
pip (someone) at the post — Vrb Phrs. To beat someone to the finish and by a small margin. Informal … English slang and colloquialisms
pip (someone) at the post — Vrb Phrs. To beat someone to the finish and by a small margin. Informal … English slang and colloquialisms
pip someone at the post — to defeat someone very near the end of a competition, game etc … English dictionary
pip — [[t]pɪ̱p[/t]] pips, pipping, pipped 1) N COUNT: usu pl Pips are the small hard seeds in a fruit such as an apple, orange, or pear. 2) VERB If someone is pipped to something such as a prize or an award, they are defeated by only a small amount.… … English dictionary
pip — Ⅰ. pip [1] ► NOUN ▪ a small hard seed in a fruit. ORIGIN abbreviation of PIPPIN(Cf. ↑pippin). Ⅱ. pip [2] ► NOUN (the pips) Brit … English terms dictionary
The Cantos — by Ezra Pound is a long, incomplete poem in 120 sections, each of which is a canto . Most of it was written between 1915 and 1962, although much of the early work was abandoned and the early cantos, as finally published, date from 1922 onwards.… … Wikipedia
post — 1 noun 1 POSTAL SYSTEM the post especially BrE the official system for carrying letters, parcels etc from one place to another; mail 1 (1) especially AmE: The letter must have got lost in the post. | be in the post: Your cheque is in the post. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
post — I [[t]po͟ʊst[/t]] LETTERS, PARCELS, AND INFORMATION ♦♦ posts, posting, posted 1) N SING: the N, also by N The post is the public service or system by which letters and packages are collected and delivered. [mainly BRIT] You ll receive your book… … English dictionary
