hospital pass

Noun

 * 1)  A pass (for schools, military, etc.) exempting one from regular activities, to instead visit a hospital for treatment
 * 2)  A poorly executed pass to a team-mate, who is likely to lose the ball as a result. (Originally rugby union, where the recipient of a hospital pass is a sitting duck for a hard tackle.)
 * 3) * 2009 (23 November), Mark Fleming "Kakuta puts rare talent on display", The Independent (London):
 * His first touch was horrid – a hospital pass to Juliano Belletti – but from that moment on his eye-catching football was wonderful to witness.
 * 1) * 2012 (5 August), As It Happened - SFC quarter-finals RTÉ:
 * Brian Maguire is booked for the challenge on Leo McLoone, who was chasing a hospital pass from Mark McHugh.
 * 1)  a promotion or delegation which is likely to end in failure or ignominy; a poisoned chalice
 * 2) * 1997 (23 July) Gary Streeter, Hansard HC Deb vol 298 c980:
 * Having identified a problem, he took no action to deal with it. Lacking the courage of our convictions, he gave a hospital pass to the Bank of England, which then had little option but to step in and raise interest rates
 * 1)  A throw that stays in the air long enough that it allows too many people to get underneath it, increasing the risk of injury and a trip to the hospital.
 * 1)  A throw that stays in the air long enough that it allows too many people to get underneath it, increasing the risk of injury and a trip to the hospital.

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