circumretio
From LSJ
τὸν ἀπὸ γραμμᾶς κινεῖν λίθον → move one's man from this line, move a piece from this line, try one's last chance, make a last ditch effort
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
circum-rētĭo: īvi, ītum, 4, v. a.,
I to enclose with a net, insnare.
I Prop.: Martem et Venerem Vulcani esse circumretitos arte, Arn. 5, p. 186; cf. id. 4, p. 181; cf. circumnecto fin.—
II Trop.: aliquem, Lucr. 5, 1152: aliquem fraude, Sid. Ep. 5, 13: cum te implicatum severitate judicum, circumretitum frequentiă populi Romani esse videam, * Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 58, § 150.
