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
Wish you'd come down, Father Forbes, and address a few words to the meeting—just mention that I'm a candidate, and say I'm bound to win, hands down.
From The Damnation of Theron Ware by Frederic, Harold
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