walkovernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈwɔːkˌəʊ.vər/us/ˈwɑːkˌoʊ.vɚ/US also walkaway informal a game or sports event that is won very easily by one side or one person:
The semifinal should be a walkover for France.
the act of winning one stage of a competition without having to compete in it because the person that you should be playing against is no longer taking part
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Easiness and simplicity
- (as) easy as pie/ABC/anything/falling off a log idiom
- at the push of a button idiom
- at the stroke of a pen idiom
- be (all) downhill idiom
- be child's play idiom
- breeze
- convincing
- foolproof
- friendly
- gift
- gimme
- give/hand sth to sb on a (silver) platter idiom
- rocket science
- sail
- sail through (sth)
- sb could do sth with one arm/hand tied behind his/her back idiom
- self-explanatory
- semi-skilled
- simple
- sweat
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