shadowboxing
/ˈʃædoʊˌbɑksɪŋ/
noun
- The activity of practicing boxing movements without a real opponent, as a form of exercise or training.
- He does ten minutes of shadowboxing every morning.
- The coach had the team start with shadowboxing to warm up.
- Shadowboxing is a great way to improve your punching technique.
- A situation where people avoid dealing with a real problem or opponent, often by pretending to fight or argue.
- Stop the shadowboxing and address the budget cuts directly.
- Their public debate was shadowboxing while the real issues were ignored.
- The meeting was just shadowboxing; no real decisions were made.