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like a champ

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  1. Very well, very successfully, as in He got through that audition like a champ. This expression, in which champ is short for champion, alludes to the winner of a sporting competition. [Slang; c. 1960]


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You’re faced up to this situation like a champ.

From MarketWatch Oct. 27, 2025

The retired late-night talk show host admittedly didn’t grow up eating much spicy food, but he still handled the heat like a champ.

From Salon Apr. 14, 2024

Three years into the mission, the rover has performed like a champ, he said.

From Science Daily Feb. 22, 2024

"You have to work pretty quick to stop it bleeding as well, but he took it like a champ," the needle-wielder said.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2023

Coach is over the moon, pumping his fists like a champ.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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