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hands down

adverb as in with no difficulty

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Hands-down the best music video in years—and one of the best ever.

So, in the long struggle between war and the animal video, the animal video wins hands down.

If there was a contest between Justin and, say, Usher, Usher would win hands down.

He urged President Obama “to put the Quran down” and come out of the White House with his hands down, or up.

Plane Crash “Seattle Grace Mercy West” is hands down the unluckiest hospital in the world.

I stepped forward, came close behind him where he sat, and suddenly clapping my two hands down upon his shoulders—“Ah!”

Now then, bring your hands down slow, and keep 'em close together.

All had their hands down but one, whose arms were up over his head.

Looking in the pink of condition, Chalk came out for the first event, one mile, and won hands down by several lengths.

I entered the boat and it was rowed swiftly by unseen hands down the stream.

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On this page you'll find 11 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hand down, such as: pass on, and bequeath.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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