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pip at the post

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pip [sb] at the post v expr	figurative, informal, often passive (defeat at the last moment)	derrotar en el último momento a, vencer en el último momento a, ganar en el último momento a loc verb
	Roger thought he was going to win the race, but he was pipped at the post by one of the other runners.

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