pip sb at the post
1pip 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 …
2pip (someone) at the post — Vrb Phrs. To beat someone to the finish and by a small margin. Informal …
3pip (someone) at the post — Vrb Phrs. To beat someone to the finish and by a small margin. Informal …
4pip someone at the post — to defeat someone very near the end of a competition, game etc …
5pip someone at (or to) the post — defeat someone at the last moment. → pip …
6pip at the post — ► pip at the post defeat at the last moment. Main Entry: ↑pip …
7pipped at the post — Defeated at the point when success seemed certain, or at the last moment • • • Main Entry: ↑pip …
8pip — pip1 [pıp] n BrE [Sense: 1; Date: 1700 1800; Origin: pippin] [Sense: 2; Date: 1900 2000; Origin: From the sound] [Sense: 3; Date: 1900 2000; Origin: pip mark on a playing card showing its value ] 1.) a small seed from a fruit such as an apple or… …
9post — 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… …
10post — 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. |… …
