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Originally Posted by fotze
Ok, where the hell does "hands down" come from? This has bugged me for too long. I always picture some sort of doggie style position thing when that is used.
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The hands-down origin of the word, however, is from horse racing. A hands-down victory is one that is so assured that a jockey can drop his hands and relax his grip on the reins as he approaches the line.
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