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rope-a-dope
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rope-a-dope
adjective
1. Relating to or being a strategy in boxing in which one fighter covers up and often leans back against the ropes to allow the opponent to become exhausted by throwing punches so that the opponent cannot defend effectively late in the fight and is thus defeated.
2. Relating to or being a strategy in which one behaves passively or with little aggression until an opportune moment arises for successful action.
noun
A rope-a-dope strategy or course of action.
Origin of rope-a-dope
Coined by Muhammad Ali in reference to his strategy in defeating the younger George Foreman for the heavyweight title in 1974.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition Copyright © 2013 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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rope-a-dope
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Noun
(plural rope-a-dopes)
1.(boxing) A technique in which the boxer assumes a defensive stance against the ropes and absorbs an opponent's blows, hoping to exploit eventual tiredness or a mistake.
2.(figuratively) Any strategy where an apparently losing position is assumed in the hope of eventual victory.
Origin
See Rope-a-dope.
English Wiktionary. Available under CC-BY-SA license.
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rope-a-dope
image: cf.ydcdn.net/1.0.1.63/images/ahd5.jpg
rope-a-dope
adjective
1. Relating to or being a strategy in boxing in which one fighter covers up and often leans back against the ropes to allow the opponent to become exhausted by throwing punches so that the opponent cannot defend effectively late in the fight and is thus defeated.
2. Relating to or being a strategy in which one behaves passively or with little aggression until an opportune moment arises for successful action.
noun
A rope-a-dope strategy or course of action.
Origin of rope-a-dope
Coined by Muhammad Ali in reference to his strategy in defeating the younger George Foreman for the heavyweight title in 1974.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition Copyright © 2013 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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rope-a-dope
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Noun
(plural rope-a-dopes)
1.(boxing) A technique in which the boxer assumes a defensive stance against the ropes and absorbs an opponent's blows, hoping to exploit eventual tiredness or a mistake.
2.(figuratively) Any strategy where an apparently losing position is assumed in the hope of eventual victory.
Origin
See Rope-a-dope.
English Wiktionary. Available under CC-BY-SA license.
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