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rope-a-dope noun
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- a method of tiring out a boxing opponent by pretending to be trapped on the ropes while the opponent expends energy on punches that are blocked
- (as modifier)rope-a-dope strategy
Word Origin for rope-a-dope C20: coined by Muhammad Ali Examples from the Web for rope-a-dope Contemporary Examples of rope-a-dope
It was painful to take it, and we knew we would be criticized, but it was our version of the rope-a-dope.
A Day in the Life of The Roots’ Questlove
Marlow Stern
December 9, 2011
Imagine a boxer who deployed a rope-a-dope strategy but spent the entire fight taking punch after punch on the ropes.
Obama’s Next Budget Deal Cave-In
Eric Alterman
April 13, 2011
He describes a strategy he uses where he lets his opponent win a few undeserving rounds, similar to a rope-a-dope in boxing.
Randall Lane
December 8, 2010