victory lap

New Senate Majority Leader McConnell had just taken a victory lap held a press conference.

Instead of taking a victory lap, she was was dodging reporters.

Before the race, he had entered the grandstands waving his beige Stetson in the air, as if already on a victory lap.

Instead of taking a victory lap, Obama used his post-shutdown presser to launch a three-pronged attack on House Republicans.

In a speech last week, Obama took a victory lap for his performance on the economy.