Example sentences from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
He describes a strategy he uses where he lets his opponent win a few undeserving rounds, similar to a rope-a-dope in boxing.
Obama's Poker Club Tells All|Randall Lane|December 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST

rope-a-dope

noun

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

Words nearby rope-a-dope

rooty, R.O.P., ropable, rope, ropeable, rope-a-dope, ropedancer, rope in, ropemaking, ropery, rope's end

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单词	rope-a-dope
释义	Example sentences from the Web for 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\|DAILY BEAST 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\|DAILY BEAST He describes a strategy he uses where he lets his opponent win a few undeserving rounds, similar to a rope-a-dope in boxing. Obama's Poker Club Tells All\|Randall Lane\|December 8, 2010\|DAILY BEAST rope-a-dope noun 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 Words nearby rope-a-dope rooty, R.O.P., ropable, rope, ropeable, rope-a-dope, ropedancer, rope in, ropemaking, ropery, rope's end Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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