like a champ
like a champ
In a way that displays great determination, skill, professionalism, or grace. She got through boot camp like a champ, so any concerns I had about her pursuing a career the military are gone now. After a heartbreaking loss in the final moments of the match, Jason stood up, brushed himself off, and accepted the defeat like a champ.
See also: champ, like
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
like a champ
Very well, very successfully, as in He got through that audition like a champ. This expression, in which champ is short for champion, alludes to the winner of a sporting competition. [Slang; c. 1960]
See also: champ, like
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- be as full as a boot
- rise to the challenge
- rise to the occasion/challenge
- go home to mama
- pour
- prime
- cut (one) down in (one's) prime
- cut (one) off in (one's) prime
- cut someone off in their prime
- to boot