rope-a-dope
noun
- 1
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
Any strategy where an apparently losing position is assumed in the hope of eventual victory.
verb
- 1
To exhaust someone by stringing them along.
“Willis rope-a-doped us all night.”
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