Usually means: Certain winner, almost guaranteed success.
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  1. shoe-in: Wordnik
  2. shoe-in: Wiktionary
  3. shoe-in: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
  4. Shoe-in: The Word Detective

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  1. shoe-in: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Shoe-in)

▸ noun:  Misspelling of shoo-in. [(horse racing) The winner of a fixed race, a fixed race.]

Similar:
shoe in, shoo-in, stakeswin, placer, pick six, quinella, placepot, chalk, quiniela, if-bet, more...

Opposite:
underdog, long shot, dark horse

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Similar:
shoe in, shoo-in, stakeswin, placer, pick six, quinella, placepot, chalk, quiniela, if-bet, more...

Opposite:
underdog, long shot, dark horse



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