take the checkered flag
take the checkered flag
To finish in first place in an auto racing competition. Primarily heard in US. Neck and neck right up until the final moments of the race, photo analysis revealed that it was Steinman who took the checkered flag.
See also: checkered, flag, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- take the chequered flag
- neck and neck
- Gregory
- Gregory Peck
- by a hair
- by a nose
- by an eyelash
- by a short head
- win, lose, etc. by a short head
- by a whisker