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
Salina	-	English
Dwight	[dwait]
Roc	RAWK	Catalan
Liisa	LEE:-sah (Finnish)	Finnish, Estonian
Photina	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Yaqoob	-	Arabic