win\ in\ a\ walk

win\ in\ a\ walk
• win in a walk
• win in a breeze
v. phr. informal
To win very easily; win without having to try hard.

Joe ran for class president and won in a walk.

Our team won the game in a breeze.

Compare: hands down

Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • win in a walk — win without effort or competition …   Useful english dictionary

  • win in a walk — or[win in a breeze] {v. phr.}, {informal} To win very easily; win without having to try hard. * /Joe ran for class president and won in a walk./ * /Our team won the game in a breeze./ Compare: HANDS DOWN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • win in a walk — or[win in a breeze] {v. phr.}, {informal} To win very easily; win without having to try hard. * /Joe ran for class president and won in a walk./ * /Our team won the game in a breeze./ Compare: HANDS DOWN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • win in a walk — N. Amer. win without effort or competition. → walk …   English new terms dictionary

  • win\ in\ a\ breeze — • win in a walk • win in a breeze v. phr. informal To win very easily; win without having to try hard. Joe ran for class president and won in a walk. Our team won the game in a breeze. Compare: hands down …   Словарь американских идиом

  • walk away with — ► walk off with (or away with) informal 1) steal. 2) win. Main Entry: ↑walk …   English terms dictionary

  • walk off with — ► walk off with (or away with) informal 1) steal. 2) win. Main Entry: ↑walk …   English terms dictionary

  • walk — /wɔk / (say wawk) verb (i) 1. to go or travel on foot at a moderate pace; to proceed by steps, or by advancing the feet in turn, at a moderate pace (in bipedal locomotion, so that there is always one foot on the ground, and in quadrupedal… …  

  • walk — /wawk/, v.i. 1. to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in… …   Universalium

  • walk — verb 1》 move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn.     ↘travel over (a route or area) on foot.     ↘(of a quadruped) proceed with the slowest gait, always having at least two feet on the ground at once.     ↘informal… …   English new terms dictionary

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