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Walk-over   Listen
noun
Walk-over  n.  
1.
In racing, the going over a course by a horse which has no competitor for the prize.
2.
Hence: (colloquially) A one-sided contest; an uncontested, or an easy, victory.
Synonyms: walk; cake-walk.





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"Walk-over" Quotes from Famous Books



... eight of the nine bricklayers who entered for the recent brick-laying contest should have collapsed, allowing the ninth an easy walk-over with seven bricks to ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, March 31, 1920 • Various
... must have some patriotic things tonight. I'm sure Al'mah will feel so, too. Something really patriotic and stirring. We shall need it—yes we shall need cheering very badly before we've done. We're not going to have a walk-over in South Africa. Cheering up is what we want, and we must ...
— The Judgment House • Gilbert Parker
... his chances for re-election, the Honorable Erastus Hopkins winked, laughed and declared, "it's a regular walk-over." ...
— Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work • Edith Van Dyne


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