crash the pips

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 orβ€”crime of crimesβ€”pot cut a feature. A second over and you’ve crashed the pips for the 11am news bulletin.Β» β€”β€œEmpowering Afghan Women” by Rachel Ellison BBC Worldservice Trust.org Oct. 17, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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