
Win hands down
Meanings
Win easily and effortlessly
Examples
The athlete reached such a level of perfection, that no one comes even close to competing with him, and he wins every event he enters hands down
Quell'atleta è in forma talmente perfetta che nessuno riesce nemmeno lontanamente a competere con lui, e vince a mani basse tutte le gare a cui partecipa
USA basketball is such a strong sport that any USA basketball team can easily win hands down against any team from the rest of the world
È tale la superiorità della pallacanestro statunitense che qualsiasi squadra americana può vincere a mani basse con qualsiasi squadra del resto del mondoOrigin
This horse racing phrase is an allusion to the way a jockey, already certain of victory, drops his hands, loosening his grip on the reins