- pip (someone) at the post
- Vrb Phrs. To beat someone to the finish and by a small margin. Informal
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
pip (someone) at 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 (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 someone at (or to) the post — defeat someone at the last moment. → pip … English new terms dictionary
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
pip — I UK [pɪp] / US noun [countable] Word forms pip : singular pip plural pips 1) British a small seed in a piece of fruit raspberry jam without any pips in it 2) a) a short high sound, especially one made by a piece of electronic equipment b) the… … English dictionary
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
pip — 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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
post — post1 W3S3 [pəust US poust] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(job)¦ 2¦(postal system)¦ 3¦(letters)¦ 4¦(collection/delivery)¦ 5¦(piece of wood/metal)¦ 6¦(football/hockey etc)¦ 7¦(newspaper)¦ 8¦(soldier/guard etc)¦ 9 border/military/customs/police post … Dictionary of contemporary English
post — post1 W3S3 [pəust US poust] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(job)¦ 2¦(postal system)¦ 3¦(letters)¦ 4¦(collection/delivery)¦ 5¦(piece of wood/metal)¦ 6¦(football/hockey etc)¦ 7¦(newspaper)¦ 8¦(soldier/guard etc)¦ 9 border/military/customs/police post … Dictionary of contemporary English
