n.
1.a return punch (especially by a boxer) parry v.
1.impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
2.avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
Idiom of the Day
(not) have a snowball's chance in hell
to have no chance at all
Our team did not have a snowball's chance in hell to win the tournament.