shoo-in


the correct spelling is shoo-in, usually with a hyphen. it has been known in that spelling and with the meaning of a certain winner from the 1930s. it came from horse racing, where a shoo-in was the winner of a rigged race.

in turn that seems to have come from the verb shoo, meaning to drive a person or an animal in a given direction by making noises or gestures

these day’s the term is -ssociated with short odd’s favourites in any sport
australia are shoo-in’s for the cricket world cup

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