one-horse race



one-horse race

A competition in which one participant is superior to the others and thus more likely to win. After interviewing all of the job candidates, it's clearly a one-horse race. Nobody can beat Kim's experience and qualifications.
See also: race

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Antipateran-TI-pə-tər (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized)
CoryKAWR-eeEnglish
Odovacaro-do-VAY-kər (English)Ancient Germanic
ÁRonAH-ronHungarian
Sung-Jinsung-jeenKorean
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