be left at the post

To be unlikely to succeed in a competition from the outset. The other girls in my heat were so fast that I was left at the post.

fail to compete. informal

The image here is of a racehorse that fails to leave the starting post along with its rivals.

词组	be left at the post
释义	be left at the post be left at the post To be unlikely to succeed in a competition from the outset. The other girls in my heat were so fast that I was left at the post. See also: left, post Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. be left at the post fail to compete. informal The image here is of a racehorse that fails to leave the starting post along with its rivals. See also: left, post Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: left and right leftleft left to your own devices be left to (one's) own devices be left to (one's) own resources device resource be left in the lurch lurch left one's calling card
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