be pipped at the post

be pipped at/to the post

(British & Australian)

to be beaten in a competition or race by a very small amount I'd have won quite a lot of money but my horse was pipped to the post.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lonny	LAHN-ee	English
Dagon	-	Near Eastern Mythology
Dan (2)	DAN (English), DAHN (Romanian, Czech, Swedish)	English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, German, Polish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Kepa	-	Basque
Hugleikr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Winston	['winstən]