大おおきく水みずをあけて

expression

by a comfortable margin; by a wide margin

Fixed expression used when someone wins or leads by a clear, decisive margin, often in sports or competitions. The phrase literally means 'opening the water widely', evoking a gap like a stretch of water between boats.

• 彼かれは大おおきく水みずをあけて一いち位いでゴールした。

  He finished first by a wide margin.

• そのチームは大おおきく水みずをあけて優ゆう勝しょうした。

  That team won the championship by a comfortable margin.