| 单词 | to win hands down |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto win hands down a. With little or no effort; with ease; esp. in to win hands down.Originally in Horse Racing, with reference to a jockey dropping the hands, and so relaxing his or her hold on the reins, when victory appears certain. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > [adverb] > without effort or strain kindlya1375 naturally?a1425 unforcedly1632 readily1638 handily1834 hands down1853 effortlessly1865 strainlessly1927 comfortably1932 1832 Bell's Life in London 17 June Independence..won with hands down.] 1853 Bell's Life 28 Aug. 4/3 She won with the most perfect ease imaginable, little Sherwood going past the post ‘hands down’. 1854 Sporting Rev. Oct. 374 We felt pretty sure that Habena would come in ‘hands down’. 1866 Brit. Almanac 66 It is a contest between Red-tape and the House of Commons, in which Red-tape will win, hands down. 1934 ‘E. M. Delafield’ Provinc. Lady in Amer. 146 Mental comparison of American and English railway stations follows, and am obliged to admit that America wins hands down. 1968 L. Blanch Journey into Mind's Eye viii. 117 Tamerlaine's daughter-in-law was in the habit of throwing pearls to her goldfish, beating Cleopatra hands down for she..only squandered one pearl, on one man. 1982 Financial Times (Nexis) 26 May 17 The Argentines have..been winning the information war hands down. 2005 R. Bramblett Europe for Dummies (ed. 3) xix. 410 The Catacombe di San Domitilla is.., hands-down, the winner for most enjoyable catacomb experience. < as lemmas |
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