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Phrase(s): no contest
1. Lit. [in games] a situation where one team fails to appear for a competition. • It was declared no contest because the opposing team was stuck in traffic out on the expressway. 2. Fig. a situation where the winner-to-be of a contest is obvious even before holding the contest. • It was no contest. The wrestler was so big and strong that no one could have defeated him.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs