Phrase thesaurus

Winner Phrases

Idioms for winning, plus 74 phrases and expressions related to "winner".

Idioms for winning

  • First past the post
  • Heads I win, tails you lose
  • Hit it out of the park (A baseball expression denoting a complete or spectacular success)
  • Homecoming queen
  • How The West Was Won (James Stewart movie)
  • How To Win Friends And Influence People (Dale Carnegie book)
  • I don't believe it (A catchphrase from Victor Meldrew, One Foot In The Grave)
  • I fought the law and the law won
  • It is Sun what won it
  • It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game
  • King of the castle
  • Knock it out of the park (A baseball expression denoting a complete or spectacular success)
  • Lap of honour
  • Must win game
  • No win, no fee
  • The Fernwood Flasher (Nickname of Raymond Larkin (Victor Kilian))
  • The Gun That Won The West (Nickname of the Colt revolver)
  • The People's Champ (Nickname of Freddie Mitchell)
  • The winner takes it all, the loser standing small (ABBA lyric)
  • To the victor goes the spoils
  • Top marks
  • Victor Victoria (Julie Andrews movie)
  • Win big
  • Win by a head
  • Win by a mile
  • Win by a neck
  • Win by a nose
  • Win faster (One Brand Group advertising slogan)
  • Win friends and influence people
  • Win lose or draw
  • Win on points
  • Win over
  • Win some, lose some
  • Win the day
  • Win the wooden spoon
  • Win win situation
  • Win your spurs
  • Winner takes all
  • Winner's circle
  • World beater
  • World champion
  • You can't win them all
  • You have to be in it to win it
  • You win some: you lose some