hospital pass
Britishnoun
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sport a pass made to a team-mate who will be tackled heavily as soon as the ball is received
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a task or project that will inevitably bring heavy criticism on the person to whom it has been assigned
Example Sentences
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Italy needed a way back into the game and Ramos gave it to them after Tommaso Menoncello's brilliant grubber, throwing a hospital pass behind his tryline to Theo Attissogbe, allowing Capuozzo to dive on a loose ball to trim Italy's arrears.
From Barron's
Jack Butland, a Rangers beacon amid the darkness, spoke on Friday, the goalkeeper given the hospital pass of a media conference.
From BBC
"It's a hospital pass going in after Jurgen Klopp," said Sutton.
From BBC
I see a lot of parallels between this campaign and when Morgan was handed the hospital pass of the 2015 50-over World Cup captaincy.
From BBC
That could turn out to be a hospital pass to the future and, after an election, to the next government, whatever its political colour.
From BBC
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