rope-a-dope
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- noun
- /ˈroʊp ə doʊp/
- Jargon
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estrategia de desgaste
- Her rope-a-dope strategy during negotiations made the opponents underestimate her, allowing her to secure a better deal.
- play rope-a-dope
- rope-a-dope strategy
And it's because I remember, are you going to do the rope a dope, Layla?
- And it's because I remember, are you going to do the rope a dope, Layla?
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I think Mitt is actually employing Ali's "Rope a Dope."
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It's not that rope-a-dope has never worked, but it ain't pretty.
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I get it, rope-a-dope, just like Ali.
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Biden will not play rope-a-dope, but will come out swinging.
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Obama's campaign has been playing rope-a-dope the last two years, and it's been fun to watch.
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Watch him utilize the classic rope-a-dope and try to wear out Obama.
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It's a classic rope-a-dope.
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"Rope-a-dope" was a strategy worked out by the great heavyweight boxing champion, Muhammad Ali, for use against George Foreman in the "Rumble in the Jungle," at Kinshasa, Zaire, in 1974.
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In the championship match, Ali successfully used the rope-a-dope tactic to conserve his energy while tiring out Foreman.
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The team employed a clever rope-a-dope technique by appearing disorganized, which misled their rivals into making mistakes.
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Etymology
Rope-a-dope comes from boxing and became famous after Muhammad Ali used it in the 'Rumble in the Jungle', when he leaned on the rope to let his opponent tire himself out. The dope part is old slang for 'fool', so rope-a-dope is a trick of 'pretending to be weak' to make the other person waste energy, which is why we now use it to mean outsmarting someone by appearing passive.