Well, darling, the rope pass in football is when a player kicks the ball over an opponent's head and quickly runs past them to regain possession. It's a cheeky move that requires skill and speed to pull off successfully. Just remember, it's all fun and games until someone gets tangled up in their own shoelaces.
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Football announcers coined the phrase "throwing on a rope" to describe the way the ball travels on a pass that's delivered hard and fast with very little or no arc; like it's following the line of a rope stretched between the quarterback and the receiver.