pip to the post

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To overcome a strong competitor in a sporting event, especially by gaining a small advantage at the last decisive moment. idiomatic
    — "Pipped to the post: What happens to famous athletes who just miss a place on the podium?" (end of the title) A place on the podium can be missed by tiny fractions – and finish a career. Simon Usborne talks to some famous Olympian losers about the moment their dream ended.
  2. To overcome a prominent competitor, gaining their position, especially by making a smart, sudden move. idiomatic
    — What may bar EastEnders from acceptance in the U.S. is not immorality but unintelligibility. PBS may even distribute a glossary of Cockney phrases so that Americans will know what a character means when he or she is "over the moon," "skint," "pipped to the post," or "in the club" (happy, broke, defeated, or pregnant).

词形变化

pips to the post present,singular,third-person pipping to the post participle,present pipped to the post participle,past pipped to the post past pip at the post alternative
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