Pip somebody at/to the post British Australia phrase informal
To win against someone by a small number of points or at the defining moment, especially in a race, contest, or sports event.
They’re a world-class team, but thanks to our extraordinary effort, we pipped them to the post.
That we were awarded a penalty after a foul tackle helped us to pip them to the post.
The expression is used at the beginning of a competition to say that you hope the most fastest, strongest, or most skilled succeed person
wins.
I will win no matter what happens.
To fall suddenly and heavily to the ground
To win only by a smaill amount; to win narrowly
To narrowly succeed or defeat someone in something
The verb "pip" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The origin of this phrase is not clear.
If you swallow the bait, you take something that someone offers you, or agree to do something that someone asks you to do without knowing that it is a trick or way of getting something from you.
You can't just do whatever he wants you to do. Don't swallow the bait.