'V to n' - Construction 41

Name: the coast to victory construction
Description: A person wins something in a specific manner. The noun after to is victory.
Verbs: coast, cruise, sweep
Example: He had coasted to victory in 2 presidential elections. (enTenTen20)
Membership: resultative 'to'
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Causation. Roles: NP1: Affected; NP2: Result
Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Carrier; NP2: Attribute
Field: Change. Roles: NP1: Affected; NP2: Outcome
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