词组 | hands down |
释义 | Idiom hands down Theme: CERTAINTY without a doubt. (Usually regarding a choice or a winner.)Jean was our choice for the new manager hands down.Todd won the race hands down.Sharon was the favorite librarian of all the people there hands down. Slang hands down Theme: EASY mod. easily; unquestionably.She won the contest hands down.They declared her the winner hands down. Idiom hands down very easily.The last time we played tennis he beat me hands down.That leader is hands down the biggest threat to peace in the region. Usage notes: often used in the form win something hands down: If there were an award for bad luck, you'd win it hands down. Related vocabulary: hand down somethinghand down1. To hand something to someone who is physically below oneself. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hand" and "down." While you're on the stepstool, can you hand down the cake mix from the top shelf? 2. To announce a decision. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hand" and "down." When do you think the boss will hand down a decision on this issue? 3. To yield or give something to a younger person, often a relative. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hand" and "down." I always have to wear the clothes that my older sisters hand down to me. hands downEasily, decisively, or without question. The term originates from horse racing, in which jockeys assured of a victory may lower their hold on the reins in the final stretch. This is the best pie I've ever had, hands down! We were really unprepared for our last game, and the other team won hands down. hands downeasily; unquestionably. She won the contest hands down. They declared her the winner hands down. hands down1. Also, in a breeze; in a walk. Easily, without effort, as in She won the election hands down, or They won in a breeze, 10-0, or The top players get through the first rounds of the tournament in a walk. All of these expressions originated in sports. Hands down, dating from the mid-1800s, comes from horse racing, where jockeys drop their hands downward and relax their hold when they are sure to win. In a breeze, first recorded in a baseball magazine in 1910, alludes to the rapid and easy passage of moving air; in a walk, also from baseball, alludes to taking a base on balls, that is, reaching first base without having hit a pitched ball because of the pitcher's mistakes. 2. Unquestionably, without a doubt, as in Hands down, it was the best thing I've ever done. hands down(especially of winning) easily and decisively.Originally a horse-racing expression, win hands down meant that a jockey was so certain of victory in the closing stages of a race that he could lower his hands, thereby relaxing his hold on the reins and ceasing to urge on his horse. hands down mod. easily; unquestionably. She won the contest hands down. hands down1. With no trouble; easily. 2. Indisputably; unquestionably. hands downEasily, without effort. The term comes from racing, where a jockey may drop his hands and relax his hold on the reins when he is sure to win the race. Dating from the mid-nineteenth century, the term still is used with regard to various kinds of competition, as in, “She won the nomination hands down.” |
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