come out a winner

come out a winner

To be the victor in a contest, competition, comparison, etc. Hardly anyone had heard of the golfer before, so it was a major shock when he came out a winner in the national tournament. The two competing laptops are the hottest models on the market right now, but who will come out a winner in our head-to-head comparison? The final score was 17–1? Yeah, I'd say we came out a winner there!

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