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Jimmy Hung
2019-10-01 12:10
Pip (someone) to the post British verb phrase UK informal
To win or defeat someone by a small amount or at the last, most vital moment, as in a race, competition, or sporting event.
Peter lost by 1 point to John in the last round. As a result, John pipped him to the post.
In the last election, our candidate pipped him to the post.
To quit; to give up, stop doing something because you know that you cannot succeed; admit defeat
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 win only by a smaill amount; to win narrowly
Beat someone up
The verb "pip" should be conjugated according to its tense.
Do you see anything wrong?
To tell someone the truth about something that they had not understood or received false information
I have to set my wife straight about what happened yesterday.
