win hands down

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Mr. McNally told Vogue in 1995, “I still think that I win, hands down, the contest for worst first-play reviews — or any-play reviews.”

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2020

If there were an Oscar for the most beautiful movie scene of the year, Chiron being taught to swim in the ocean should win hands down.

From The Guardian • Feb. 5, 2017

You are entitled to call me whatever you like, but that doesn't make me one . . . do I need to be a dictator when I can win, hands down?

From US News • Mar. 23, 2015

If there were a Pulitzer Prize for investment books, this one would win, hands down.

From Forbes • Dec. 1, 2014

But when I saw we were going to win hands down, I felt like a bear in a cage, hanging about doing nothing.

From Pygmalion by Shaw, Bernard