win hands down

Bedeutung

to beat everyone else very easily

Sehr leicht gegen alle gewinnen.

Beispiele

1. 1Our team won hands down; the others didn't answer a single music question correctly.
2. 2If it's a contest for the best lasagne, Gran wins hands down.
3. 3The final vote wasn't even close: Maya's design won hands down.
4. 4Which would win hands down in a race to the shops, your bike or the bus?
5. 5Compared with the other two flats, the one near the park wins hands down: it's bigger, cheaper and quieter.

Grammatik

Das Verb win ist unregelmäßig: won. hands bleibt im Plural. Das Objekt kann dazwischen stehen: win the vote hands down.

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