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
IrÈNeee-RENFrench
Antoineawn-TWAWN (French), an-TWAWN (American)French, African American
PearlePURLEnglish
Aleksandras-Lithuanian
TopazTO-pazEnglish (Rare)
Plinius-Ancient Roman