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|1974<ref>Coined by [[Muhammed Ali]] immediately after he won a stunning upset in his famous boxing match, "The Rumble in the Jungle," on October 30, 1974.</ref>
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|1974<ref>Coined by [[Muhammad Ali]] immediately after he won a stunning upset in his famous boxing match, "The Rumble in the Jungle," on October 30, 1974. [https://hotidioms.com/2016/08/09/rope-a-dope/ Hot Idioms]</ref>
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|a strategy, first coined in boxing by the victorious [[Muhammed Ali]] of initially remaining passive and deflecting attacks while an adversary tires himself out or demonstrates his lack of effectiveness; some similarity with the [[New Testament]] advice to "turn the other cheek."
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|a strategy, first coined in boxing by the victorious [[Muhammad Ali]] of initially remaining passive and deflecting attacks while an adversary tires himself out or demonstrates his lack of effectiveness; some similarity with the [[New Testament]] advice to "turn the other cheek."
 
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