winner's circle
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- noun
- Jargon
:
círculo de ganadores
- After winning the race, the horse owner celebrated in the winner's circle with friends and family.
- winner's circle with this horse
- winner's circle after the race
- stand in the winner's circle
Examples
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We take you to the winner's circle, where Seabiscuit will receive... ...all the plaudits due a real champion.
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You should be in the winner's circle.
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You must be in the winner's circle tonight.
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How do we get to the winner's circle?
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You gotta look good in the winner's circle.
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We're going to the winner's circle!
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It's good to be back in the winner's circle.
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"See you in the winner's circle," I said.
Fiction book (1990) -
"I'm planning on joining Naomi in the winner's circle."
Fiction book (1995) -
He had two horses running in a race called the Dixiana Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland, and, while the connections of the Champagne winner celebrated in the winner's circle, Pletcher was on to the next race.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
winner's + circle
The phrase combines 'winner's' (belonging to the winner(s)) with 'circle' (a defined area or group), so a B1 learner who knows both words can reasonably infer it denotes the area reserved for winners. The construction mirrors common cross-linguistic patterns (winner/loser + area/podium) and uses ordinary compositional meaning rather than an idiomatic shift.
Etymology
Winner's circle comes from horse racing. At a racetrack, the winning horse and its owners stand in a small marked circle to get trophies and have their picture taken, so the phrase means 'the place where winners are celebrated'.