coiffer au poteau

== French == === Alternative forms === coiffer sur le poteau === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kwa.fe o pɔ.to/ === Verb === coiffer au poteau (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) ==== See also ==== prendre de court devancer