run away with the game

sports To begin to perform better than the other team or competitor and go on to succeed handily. It was pretty even for the first half, but the Chargers ran away with the game after they got that interception in the third quarter.

See also: away, game, run

See also:

be (either) feast or famine
famine
in a walk
win (something) in a walk
make short work of
make short work of (someone or something)
make short work of something
make short work of something/somebody
make short work of, to
make light work of something

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