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What is a shoo-in?

What is a shoo-in? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (horse racing) The winner of a fixed race, a fixed race.
  2. (idiomatic) A candidate or contestant generally agreed upon as the presumptive winner; somebody who is well-liked or widely agreed upon.
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Because the script is so bad, this movie is just about a shoo-in to win the Oscar for Best Screenplay.
After his performance last night, George seemed to be a shoo-in, but Simon had not been too keen on him previously.
Louie, who dances a shaky minuet if properly guided, seemed like a shoo-in.
Whichever company wins the contract is regarded as a shoo-in for a much larger Pentagon order for 200 or more search-and-rescue rotorcraft.
He is due to make his comeback after injury in the reserves tomorrow, and will be a shoo-in.
Here's why, because the local right wing Tory is a shoo-in for this area of the country, voted for en-masse by the blue rinse and grey vote.

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