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rope-a-dope
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(Individual Sports & Recreations / Boxing) a. 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 b. (as modifier) rope-a-dope strategy [coined by US boxer Muhammad Ali (born 1942)] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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