at a canter
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English
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Prepositional phrase
[edit]- (idiomatic) Without much effort; effortlessly; easily.
- Synonym: in a walk
- 2019 June 28, Michael Cragg, “Meet Rosalía”, in The Guardian[1]:
- “When an artist becomes pop, it’s because the people choose it,” she says, now speaking at a canter.
- 2024 April 3, Phil McNulty, “Man City 4-1 Aston Villa: Phil Foden produces 'masterclass' to show worth again”, in BBC[2]:
- It was down to Foden that any anxious moments on Wednesday evening - and there were some - were forgotten as City ended winners at a canter while showing the fluency, rhythm and threat they did not offer against Arsenal.