like a champ

Idioms & Phrases

like a champ

Very well, very successfully, as in He got through that audition like a champ. This expression, in which champ is short for champion, alludes to the winner of a sporting competition. [Slang; c. 1960]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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