Re: What\'s derivation of phrase \"go into the tank?\"
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From dictionary.com:
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go in the tank, Boxing Slang. to go through the motions of a match but deliberately lose because of an illicit prearrangement or fix; throw a fight.
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Elsewhere I read that the "tank" part might have come from the image evoked by "taking a dive"...perhaps diving in the "tank"?
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I should clarify...the "taking a dive" and diving in the "tank" I mentioned were still in reference to throwing a fight.
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