英语词汇win hands down的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	win hands down
词源	win hands down. A jockey who wins a race hands down is so far ahead of the field that he doesn’t have to flick the reins to urge his horse forward and crosses the finish line with his hands down, letting up on the reins. From racetrack slang to- ward the end of the 19th century the metaphor to win hands down passed into general use for any easy, effortless victory, a walkover.
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