Rope-a-Dope

I thought Trump took up too much time during the debate, and flattened the moderator. This bothered me because it seemed like Trump was thereby asserting authority.

But the way Michael Tomasky sees it, Clinton adeptly rope-a-doped him.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/09/27/hillary-clinton-goes-the-distance-as-donald-trump-punches-himself-out.html