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
JontyJAHN-teeEnglish (British)
KolosKO-loshHungarian
Hyde[haid]
Somayeh-Persian
Laila (1)LAY-lə (English), LIE-lə (English)Arabic, English
Gasparo-Italian