win hands down
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Mr. McNally told Vogue in 1995, “I still think that I win, hands down, the contest for worst first-play reviews — or any-play reviews.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2020
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
"Only that he's awfully gone on Belle Fitzgerald, means business, and all that—lucky dog—I think he'll win hands down," and Lieutenant Kingsland heaved a sigh.
From Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy by David Dwight Wells
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