win hands down
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If you tallied up the number of shots fired by the characters, Rose would win hands down.
From New York Times • May 14, 2015
You are entitled to call me whatever you like, but that doesn't make me one . . . do I need to be a dictator when I can win, hands down?
From US News • Mar. 23, 2015
If there were a Pulitzer Prize for investment books, this one would win, hands down.
From Forbes • Dec. 1, 2014
"If I was looking at Pellegrini or Jose, Jose would win hands down."
From BBC • May 5, 2013
But when I saw we were going to win hands down, I felt like a bear in a cage, hanging about doing nothing.
From Pygmalion by Shaw, Bernard
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