shadow-boxing

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shadow-boxing

[ˈʃædəʊˌbɒksɪŋ] N → boxeo m con un adversario imaginario (fig) → disputa f con un adversario imaginario

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the All Progressives Congress (APC) to stop what the PDP described as the governing party's shadow-boxing and rather address the alleged failures of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Stop Shadow-Boxing, Address Issues, PDP Tells APC

He can be shadow-boxing and his mind can be a million miles away.

TRAINER: AMIR MUSTN'T LET UP FOR A SECOND

Pacquiao returned to his residence, and did some shadow-boxing and core exercises before working on his abs.

Manny Pacquiao loosens up for Kuala Lumpur fight

Tapales got valuable advice from Penalosa as he was shadow-boxing in the ring.

Still overweight, 'vegetarian' Tapales goes full crash-diet mode

Owners of real estate will be forced to spend their already crimped bottom-line dollars shadow-boxing with lead based paint litigations.

Real estate's new "lead" balloon

We see Peg shadow-boxing and hear her, in erotically tinged words, explaining what it's like to undress, dress in boxing gear and spar with Owen.

And Bowers, who spends much of her time shadow-boxing or skipping rope, makes the illusion of Peg being a female boxer believable.

Fighting Words

Other new products, such as FrameMica's Boxers, lend the same versatility to shadow-boxing. Boxers are a system designed to enable framers to create usable wall art.

NEW PRODUCTS FOR FRAMING MEMORIES

Connor Stewart, 16, was filmed shadow-boxing vulnerable drug addict Michael Rhodes, 47, before landing the blow in May.

Lad, 16, killed drunk with a single punch

As seen in the two-minute clip, Charlie enthusiastically copied the shadow-boxing scene, the one-armed push-ups and the famous wood chopping exercise.

WATCH: Toddler mimics Stallone while watching 'Rocky'

THE Munster title should be renamed the 'shadow-boxing title'.

Old foes cast long shadow Munster

IF Galway and Mayo were shadow-boxing last week Peter Quinn certainly wasn't holding back any punches concerning the administration structures within the GAA.