pip to the post (English, verb)
expansion: pip to the post (third-person singular simple present pips to the post, present participle pipping to the post, simple past and past participle pipped to the post)
Senses:
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: To overcome a strong competitor in a sporting event, especially by gaining a small advantage at the last decisive moment.
tags: idiomatic
glosses: To overcome a prominent competitor, gaining their position, especially by making a smart, sudden move.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: pips to the post
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: pipping to the post
tags: participle
present
form: pipped to the post
tags: participle
past
form: pipped to the post
tags: past
form: pip at the post
tags: alternative