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rope-a-dope

Verb
figuratively
Japanese Meaning
(比喩的に)相手をだらだらと引き回して疲弊させる / (比喩的に)無駄な駆け引きで相手の体力や精神力を消耗させる
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彼らは小さな勝利を約束して相手を翻弄し、皆が反撃する力を失うまで消耗させる。

present singular third-person

participle present

participle past

past

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(figuratively) To exhaust someone by stringing them along.

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rope-a-dope

They rope-a-dope their rivals by promising small wins until everyone is too exhausted to push back.

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They rope-a-dope their rivals by promising small wins until everyone is too exhausted to push back.

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