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shoo-in

A candidate or contestant generally agreed upon as the presumptive winner; somebody who is well-liked or widely agreed upon.

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  • From a sense of the verb shoo, where racehorses would fall back and allow a chosen rider to win a fixed race. See 1910 quotation.
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She's very popular and good with numbers, so I expect she'll be a shoo-in for treasurer.

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Additional definitions for 'shoo-in':

shoo-inThe winner of a fixed race, a fixed race.
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