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win (sth) hands down

(also beat sb hands down)

Definition

to win something/beat someone very easily: She won the debate hands down. The last time we played squash he beat me hands down.Winning and defeatingScoring, winning and losing in sport
(Definition of win (sth) hands down from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)