hands down
Without much effort; easilyWithout much effort; easily.
Meaning
4 senses(idiomatic)Without much effort; easily.
leichthin, mühelos, spielend
(idiomatic)By a large margin (in a game or contest).
mit Abstand, mit großem Vorsprung
(idiomatic)Without question; undoubtedly.
That is a rather difficult task, hands down.
keine Frage, ganz ohne Zweifel, ohne Frage
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hands, down.
- with no difficulty
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
Origin
The origin of this colloquialism seems to have its roots in mid-19th century horseracing.The origin of this colloquialism seems to have its roots in mid-19th century horseracing. When a horse jockey is nearing the finish line far ahead of the competition, "with victory certain", he could drop his hands, relaxing his hold on the reins, and "still win the race". By the late 19th century the phrase was being used in non-racing contexts to mean 'with no trouble at all.'
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Forms
more hands down, most hands down| Comparative | more hands down Lesson |
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| Superlative | most hands down |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- with no difficulty:handily
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form