romp home

verb

To win easily, especially in a race.

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Meanings

verbromp home (third-person singular simple present romps home, present participle romping home, simple past and past participle romped home)

present singular third person romps home · participle present romping home · participle past romped home · past romped home

  1. idiomaticTo win easily, especially in a race.

    The hour soon passed, and Charteris, having first seen the Oldest Inhabitant's nevvy romp home in the egg and spoon event, took himself off to the dressing-tent, and began to get into his running clothes.

    1903, P. G. Wodehouse, Tales of St. Austin's
    1 more example

    He’s a willing little beast, and not unlikely to romp home in the lead. I’d bet on him myself, except that I’m so damnably unlucky that it really wouldn’t be fair to you, Vane. I never back a horse but what he falls.

    1904, Guy Wetmore Carryl, The Transgression of Andrew Vane, ch. 3
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