“No contest”in other languages
One side is so much better there's no real competition.
English
French
Spanish
EnglishFrenchSpanishSame idea, different pictures
French comes from horse racing: a photo finish is only needed when the race is close, so y a pas photo, there's no photo, means nobody needs one.
Spanish says no hay color, there's no color: the two are too different even to compare.
More sayings in other languages
- No pain, no gain
- No sweat
- Be at one's wits' end
- Not mince one's words
- Not worth a hill of beans
- Nothing to write home about
- A fine kettle of fish
- Off the cuff
- On a silver platter