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shadowbox
shadowbox /ˈʃæd.əʊ.bɒks/ aep /-oʊ.bɑːks/ verb [I] ↑Verb Endings for shadow-box
1 F0 to fight an imaginary enemy by hitting the air with your hands Thesaurus+: ↑Fighting2 F0 to pretend to argue about or deal with a problem, often to avoid dealing with the most important problem: » The main political parties are merely shadowboxing, instead of tackling the real economic problems facing this country.Thesaurus+: ↑Arguing and disagreeing |