coug it »
To suddenly lose a contest through reversal of fortune, mistakes, or bad judgment. The phrase is analogous to "blow it", or "snatch defeat from the jaws of victory".
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edge out »
To win in a contest or a game by a narrow margin of victory.
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go to the mat »
To continue to struggle or fight until either victorious or defeated.
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hiding to nothing »
A situation in which victory has little or no value, but defeat has a huge cost.
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to the victor go the spoils »
The winner of a conflict wins additional benefits, beyond just the subject of the conflict.
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victory at sea »
Ocean conditions very windblown and messy, possibly to the point of being inimical to surfing and other water sports.
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whitewash »
A victory without reply.
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