Our team was left at the post in the first race.
be left at the post
idiomTo be beaten from the beginning of a competition or race.
Because they failed to prepare for the new market, the company was left at the post by its competitors.
Despite their ambitious marketing campaign, the startup was left at the post by established firms that had already secured the majority of the market share.
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be left holding the baby
To be left with the responsibility of resolving a problem.
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dumb as a post
Utterly mute; lacking the ability to speak.
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Elvis has left the building
A phrase used to announce the end of a show, usually one performed by an Elvis impersonator.
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exit stage left
An orderly and uneventful departure, timed so as not to detract or distract.
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far post
The goalpost furthest from where a cross is made.
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from pillar to post
From one place, place, or thing to another, hither and thither.
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go left
To take a turn for the worse, to go horribly wrong.
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has left the building
Something is gone and never coming back.