rope-a-dope

== English == === Etymology === See Rope-a-dope. === Noun === rope-a-dope (plural rope-a-dopes) (boxing) 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. (figuratively) Any strategy where an apparently losing position is assumed in the hope of eventual victory. === Verb === rope-a-dope (third-person singular simple present rope-a-dopes, present participle rope-a-doping, simple past and past participle rope-a-doped) (figuratively) To exhaust someone by stringing them along. === Anagrams === peraeopod