| 词汇 | hospital pass |
| 释义 | hospital pass noun 1 the responsibility for a controversial project or task. Such a responsibility will inevitably draw down painful and wounding criticism. Derives from an American football usage US, 2003. 2 in team sports, a dangerously made pass which allows the opposition a good chance at defence. So called because of the risk of injury to the receiver AUSTRALIA, 1984 hospital pass1. In sports, especially rugby, a pass to a teammate who will be heavily tackled as a result. Their scrum half took a devastating blow after that hospital pass from his flanker. 2. A task, project, or case (as in law) that will result in or bring a great amount of criticism upon the person to whom it is assigned. No one likes having to take a case defending the murderer of a child, but every person is entitled to legal representation. I suppose I'll just have to accept that this will be a hospital pass for me. |
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