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without effort (Anglophile); with a wet finger (Anglophile); in a walk (idiomatic, colloquial, chiefly sports) Easily; without difficulty. 1844, The New sporting magazine, page 301: ... Underhand has done at Newcastle what Vampyre just failed to do at Ascot; and both the Two Thousand and the Thousand have been absolutely won in a walk. WT Alexander Demidov); at a canter (easily; without effort: he won at a canter. Example sentences containing 'at a canter': He turned his mount and rode toward the command pavilion at a canter. Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2001) Then he swung himself up into the saddle, and he and his mother on Blaze had set off at a canter, towards Elmham Rise. Aldiss, Brian SOMEWHERE EAST OF LIFE (2001) Adrina and Damin wheeled their mounts around and headed south at a canter. Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2001)  collinsdictionary.com Alexander Demidov); in a canter (in (or at) a canter: Brit. without much effort; easily. they retained their leadership of the Second Division at a canter. NODE Alexander Demidov); effortlessly (Anglophile) |
