| 单词 | a win in a walk |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa win in a walk P4. colloquial. to win in a walk: to win easily and without effort (originally in the context of horse racing). Also a win in a walk. Cf. walk v. 16e, 16f. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > succeed or be a success [verb (intransitive)] > win > win easily to win in a canter1853 to win in a walk1858 romp1869 to walk over (the course)1903 to walk home1932 to coast home1934 walk1937 to romp it1967 1858 Irish Metrop. Mag. 2 477 The daughter of the First Pyrrhus won, in a walk, by ten lengths. 1896 G. Ade Artie xii. 106 ‘Does he stand a good chance of being elected?’ ‘That's what keeps me guessin'. Two years ago he win in a walk [etc.].’ 1936 E. S. Gardner Case of Sleepwalker's Niece xiv. 130 The whole thing..gets back to Duncan. If I can break down Duncan's identification I can win the case in a walk. 1999 Chicago Tribune 22 Feb. i. 4/2 Former New York Mayor Ed Koch, a Democrat, predicted that Mrs. Clinton would win if she runs for the seat... But ‘it'll be a tough fight. It won't be a win in a walk’. 2005 G. Rowand Diary of Dream 208 He won in a walk, running a mile and a sixteenth in a sparkling 1 :39 4/5, two-fifths of a second off the course record. < as lemmas |
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