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[Mehrgan]

Hi,

I'd appreciate it if anyone could help me with this. In a competition, or a race, if the first one/team stands the first position with a great distance, then how can we describe it? Any idiom, expression or informal term, please?





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[bhaisahab]

Hi,

I'd appreciate it if anyone could help me with this. In a competition, or a race, if the first one/team stands the first position with a great distance, then how can we describe it? Any idiom, expression or informal term, please?





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We could say "they won hands down". Win hands down

[Mehrgan]

We could say "they won hands down". Win hands down

Thank you so much dear bhaisahab. Is that used just for football leagues? And, say, if a student stands first in their college, then, is there any idiom to describe it?



Thanks again!

[Mehrgan]

How about 'to run rings round others'?

[bhaisahab]

Thank you so much dear bhaisahab. Is that used just for football leagues? And, say, if a student stands first in their college, then, is there any idiom to describe it?



Thanks again!

No, you can "win hands down" in any sort of competition.
If a student is outstanding compared to the others, we might say "s/he is head and shoulders above the rest".

[bhaisahab]

How about 'to run rings round others'?

"To run rings (a)round" somebody, is to outwit them, more that to beat them in a competition.

[Mehrgan]

And, any adjective, to describe such a person or team, please?





Thanks again!

[Tdol]

How about clear winner?

[Rolex_Cellini]

You may be interested in the opposite idea:

Definition of bring up the rear from Cambridge Dictionary Online: Free English Dictionary and Thesaurus

[Mehrgan]

You may be interested in the opposite idea:

Definition of bring up the rear from Cambridge Dictionary Online: Free English Dictionary and Thesaurus

I'm afraid, didn't quite catch you!

Ta!