end run

end run

noun
1.
Football. Also called end sweep, sweep. a running play in which the ball-carrier attempts to outflank the defensive end.
2.
Informal.
a.
an evasive or diversionary maneuver.
b.
an attempt to surmount a difficulty without confronting it directly.

Origin:
1900–05, Americanism
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End run is always a great word to know.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Idioms & Phrases

end run

Evasive action, as in The new department head was making an end run around the old hands who opposed her appointment. This term comes from American football, where it denotes an offensive play in which the ball carrier runs around one end of the opposing team's line. [Mid-1900s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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