Without a question of a doubt
Posted: January 8, 2025 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: expressions, humor, malaphors, mixed idioms, words 1 CommentThe announcer in the Giant Slalom race in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, said that the leader was way out in front, and that it was “her race to lose without a question of a doubt”. You can hear the malaphor at the nine minute mark:
https://www.skiandsnowboard.live/video/oPd3pmnJyhxN~9vDktieTk~vaYs4_xGp8
This is a congruent conflation of “without a doubt” or “without a shadow of a doubt” and “without question”, both expressing strong conviction or certainty about something. A big thank you to Hollis for hearing this gem and sending it in!

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