单词 | to win cleverly |
释义 | > as lemmasto win cleverly 6. to win cleverly: (in horse racing) to win neatly after a close contest, with rather more advantage than seemed likely. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > engage in horse racing [verb (intransitive)] > win to win (also lose, etc.) by a head1743 (to win or lose) by a neck1791 to win in a canter1853 to win cleverly1881 1881 Daily Tel. 23 June The latter got the best of it, and won cleverly by a neck. 1885 Truth 28 May 855/1 Mr. Gerard's colt would have won cleverly if he had not been interfered with early in the race. < as lemmas |
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