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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

"She held it together like a champ," Louisville Fire Department Chief Brian O'Neill said in a news conference, describing the woman as very calm throughout her ordeal.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2024

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

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2024

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

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

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