end runs
Flanking football plays
An end run is a football play where the ball carrier runs around the end of the offensive line rather than through it.
Figuratively, an end run is a maneuver that bypasses obstacles or opposition rather than confronting them directly: She made an end run around the committee by going straight to the CEO.
The verb phrase is to end-run or make an end run around.
Route that skirts obstacles
- sidestepEvade by moving aside
- workaroundMakeshift bypass of difficulty
- loopholeExploitable gap in rules
- skirtWaist-hung lower garment
dodge · outflank · maneuver · evasion · avoidance · runaround · detour · circumvent
Six-point gridiron play
- quarterbackPassing position in football
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- blockerSomething that obstructs
- scrimmagePractice match with contact
gridiron · sideline · offense · tackle · formation · playbook · handoff · fullback
Advocating to decision-makers
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- filibusterDelaying tactic through speech
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
backroom · negotiation · legislature · committee · procedural · stonewalling · dealmaking · coalition
bypass
Route that skirts obstacles
- sidestepEvade by moving aside
- workaroundMakeshift bypass of difficulty
- loopholeExploitable gap in rules
skirt · dodge · outflank · maneuver · evasion · avoidance · runaround · detour · circumvent · flank
touchdown
Six-point gridiron play
- quarterbackPassing position in football
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- blockerSomething that obstructs
scrimmage · gridiron · sideline · offense · tackle · formation · playbook · handoff · fullback · snap
lobbying
Advocating to decision-makers
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- filibusterDelaying tactic through speech
veto · backroom · negotiation · legislature · committee · procedural · stonewalling · dealmaking · coalition · amendment