a two-horse race
a two-horse race
A competition in which only two participants seem likely to win. I know there's eight girls running, but it's really a two-horse race between Jenny and Stella—the others just don't stand a chance. A number of candidates always end up on the ballot in each presidential election, it's only ever a two-horse race, really.
See also: race
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- battle of the giants
- (one, two, three) strikes against (someone or something)
- go two-forty
- between two fires
- come together
- at each other's throats
- chalk and cheese
- be at each other's throats
- cling together
- in two