end run
- Football sweep ()
- an attempt to bypass red tape, opposition, etc.
See end run in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun- Football A play in which the ball carrier attempts to run around one end of the defensive line.
- Informal A maneuver in which impediments are bypassed, often by deceit or trickery: made an end run around the departmental finance officer in order to increase the budget.
(ĕndˈrŭnˌ)
transitive verb end-ran (-rănˌ),
end-run·ning,
end-runs Informal To bypass (an impediment) often by deceit or trickery: “The plan to end-run the … Senate committee ran into instant resistance” (Peter Goldman).
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