a one-horse race



a one-horse race

a competition which one particular person or team is very likely to win because they seem much better than the other people competing This election has been a one-horse race right from the start.
See also: race

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Noble['nəubl]
Blanton['blæntən]
ElÇIn-Azerbaijani
Gauri-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Cosma-Italian
Irinushka-Russian