HOSPITAL PASS Definition & Meaning

hospital pass

sport a pass made to a team-mate who will be tackled heavily as soon as the ball is received
a task or project that will inevitably bring heavy criticism on the person to whom it has been assigned

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"It's a hospital pass going in after Jurgen Klopp," said Sutton.

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I see a lot of parallels between this campaign and when Morgan was handed the hospital pass of the 2015 50-over World Cup captaincy.

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That could turn out to be a hospital pass to the future and, after an election, to the next government, whatever its political colour.

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Asked who would want to replace the lead counsel, Mr Watson replied: "In my vote no-one. It's a hospital pass."

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England spinner Jack Leach should not have been selected for the first Ashes Test and has been given "a hospital pass", says Phil Tufnell.

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