by a landslide
Won with ease
By a landslide describes an overwhelming victory, especially in elections: She won the primary by a landslide.
The image is of an unstoppable mass sweeping everything before it.
The phrase emphasizes not just winning but winning decisively, with a margin that leaves no doubt: The referendum passed by a landslide.
- sweepBrush clean with broom
- clean sweepComplete, uncontested victory
- hands downWithout any doubt
- no contestUneven match or plea
- victoryDefeating an opponent
walkover · crush · blowout · overwhelming · triumph · unanimous · far and away · miles ahead · majority · hugely · big time · landslide · runaway · not even close · dominance · outclassed · electoral · margin