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be left at the post

be left at the post verb: to be beaten from the beginning of a competition or race.

Verb

be left at the post (third-person singular simple present is left at the post, present participle being left at the post, simple past was left at the post, past participle been left at the post)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To be beaten from the beginning of a competition or race.
  2. (broadly, idiomatic) To be completely overwhelmed or dominated.

Forms of be left at the post

third-person singular presentis left at the post
present participlebeing left at the post
pastwas left at the post
past participlebeen left at the post

Questions about be left at the post

What does be left at the post mean?
Be left at the post means to be beaten from the beginning of a competition or race.
What part of speech is be left at the post?
Be left at the post is a verb.
What is the past tense of be left at the post?
The past tense of be left at the post is was left at the post.

Words near be left at the post in the dictionary

  1. be it so
  2. be it what it would
  3. be judge and jury
  4. be kind, rewind
  5. be late
  6. be left at the post
  7. be left holding the baby
  8. be left kicking
  9. be like
  10. be lost to the four winds
  11. be mother

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