"coiffer au poteau" meaning in French

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        "to pip to the post (to overcome at the last minute, to overtake at the decisive moment, to beat to the punch at the very end)"
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          "overcome",
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          "at the last minute",
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          "decisive",
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          "beat to the punch",
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        "(transitive) to pip to the post (to overcome at the last minute, to overtake at the decisive moment, to beat to the punch at the very end)"
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          "word": "devancer"
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        {
          "word": "coiffer sur le poteau"
        }
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  "word": "coiffer au poteau"
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "to pip to the post (to overcome at the last minute, to overtake at the decisive moment, to beat to the punch at the very end)"
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          "pip to the post"
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        "(transitive) to pip to the post (to overcome at the last minute, to overtake at the decisive moment, to beat to the punch at the very end)"
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "coiffer sur le poteau"
    }
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  "word": "coiffer au poteau"
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