romp home

romp home

To deftly or easily win a race, contest, or competition. Primarily heard in UK. With her arch-rival out of commission with a pulled hamstring, the defending champion romped home at the Olympics once again. Showing their utter superiority on the pitch, the boys in blue look set to romp home to a 6–2 victory.
See also: home, romp
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

ˈromp home/to victory

(informal) win easily, especially in a race, an election, etc: The Queen’s horse romped home in the first race. The Democratic Party romped to victory in the recent elections.
See also: home, romp, victory
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • romp home/to victory
  • romp in
  • romp to victory
  • mop up the floor with
  • mop up the floor with (one)
  • get the wooden spoon
  • get, win, take, etc. the wooden spoon
  • with honours even
  • honours are even
  • arch dell
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Action from Division One saw Bushell Athletic romp home to a tremendous 7-1 win over New Ferry Rangers.
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For the fifth race along came Newton who obliged nicely, which left only Roselime in the last to romp home giving AJ Russell all six winners on the card.
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The Saints raced into a 32-6 lead inside 50 minutes, then withstood a fightback from the hosts, before running in five tries in the game's final 15 minutes to romp home.
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But if camp comedy were an Olympic sport, Alan Carr would always romp home with gold.
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I availed myself of the rare double-figure price and he promptly missed the cut, only for him to be re-united with his form and romp home in the AT&T at Pebble Beach.
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While PONTYPOOL took advantage of MERTHYR's major off-pitch problems to romp home by 88-5.
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The final saw Dicken romp home 21-6 in just 20 ends.
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But if camp comedy were an Olympic sport, Britain would always romp home with gold.
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John Hales's superb grey One Man wins like a good thing should as he and Mark Dwyer romp home in the Tommy Whittle Chase at Haydock.
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But Halifax hit back after 25 minutes through Craig Midgley, and second-half goals from Ian Fitzpatrick, a Paul Harsley penalty - after keeper Steve Book had been sent off for clattering Andy Farrell - and a second Harsley strike from open play saw the Football League's lowliest club romp home.
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16 SAINTS 58 -The Saints raced into a 32-6 lead inside 50 minutes, then withstood a fightback from the hosts, before running n five tries in he game's final 15 minutes to romp home.
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A TOP US pollster yesterday predicted Taoiseach Bertie Ahern will romp home in next month's General election.
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