- pull your punches
- Pull your punchesIf you pull your punches, you do not use all the power or authority at your disposal.
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pull your punches
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pull your punches — pull (your/its) punches to deal with something in a way that is not completely honest. I want you to tell me what you think, and don t pull your punches. The film pulls its punches by making a disaster seem romantic. Opposite of: pull no punches… … New idioms dictionary
pull your punches — pull your ˈpunches idiom (informal) (usually used in negative sentences) to express sth less strongly than you are able to, for example to avoid upsetting or shocking sb • Her articles certainly don t pull any punches. Main entry: ↑pullidiom … Useful english dictionary
pull your punches — If you pull your punches, you do not use all the power or authority at your disposal. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Pull your punches — If you pull your punches, you don t do something as hard as you could, or don t criticise someone as much as you could … Dictionary of English idioms
pull its punches — pull (your/its) punches to deal with something in a way that is not completely honest. I want you to tell me what you think, and don t pull your punches. The film pulls its punches by making a disaster seem romantic. Opposite of: pull no punches… … New idioms dictionary
not pull your punches — not pull any/your/punches phrase to express your feelings and opinions, especially criticism, very clearly James did not pull any punches in his criticism of our work. Thesaurus: to give your opinionsynonym to show or express emotions … Useful english dictionary
pull no punches — to deal with something honestly without hiding anything. One congressional leader pulled no punches, saying “we have a recession.” The 20 minute training video pulls no punches, showing chilling pictures of accident victims. Usage notes: often… … New idioms dictionary
pull punches — pull (your/its) punches to deal with something in a way that is not completely honest. I want you to tell me what you think, and don t pull your punches. The film pulls its punches by making a disaster seem romantic. Opposite of: pull no punches… … New idioms dictionary
not pull any punches — not pull any/your/punches phrase to express your feelings and opinions, especially criticism, very clearly James did not pull any punches in his criticism of our work. Thesaurus: to give your opinionsynonym to show or express emotions … Useful english dictionary
pull — [[t]p ʊl[/t]] ♦♦ pulls, pulling, pulled 1) VERB When you pull something, you hold it firmly and use force in order to move it towards you or away from its previous position. [V n with adv] They have pulled out patients teeth unnecessarily... [V n … English dictionary
