crash the pips
v. phr.β Β«The presenter over-runs on an item because the guest is so strong, and you have to lop off a bit in the summer salads item orβcrime of crimesβpot cut a feature. A second over and youβve crashed the pips for the 11am news bulletin.Β» ββEmpowering Afghan Women” by Rachel Ellison BBC Worldservice Trust.org Oct. 17, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)