hands down

hands down
(very easily: You'll win hands down.) spielend
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hands ˈdown
adv
1. (very easily) mühelos, mit links fam
to beat sb \hands down jdn mit links schlagen
to win sth \hands down etw mit links gewinnen
2. esp AM (without doubt) zweifellos, ganz klar fam, zweifelsohne geh

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