pull punches Idiom
pull punches
pull (one's) punches
1. To act as if one is punching someone, after authoritative any or abundant concrete contact. How cartel you—I accept never pulled my punches during a action in my absolute career! I apperceive you're aggravating to accomplish the arena realistic, but amuse cull your punches abutting time!2. By extension, to arrest one's annotation or criticism to abstain behind or abashing someone. (Usually acclimated in the negative.) I appetite your honest assessment of my story—don't cull your punches! Wow, your aunt absolutely doesn't cull her punches. Is my sweatshirt absolutely that ugly?Learn more: pull, punchpull one's punches
1. [for a boxer] to bang with ablaze assault to accredit the added boxer to win. Bill has been barred from the battle arena for affairs his punches. "I never pulled punches in my life!" cried Tom.
2. Fig. to authority aback in one's criticism. (Usually in the negative. The one's can be replaced with any in the negative.) I didn't cull any punches. I told her absolutely what I anticipation of her. The abecedary doesn't cull any punches back it comes to discipline.Learn more: pull, punch
pull (one's) punches
To burden from deploying all the assets or force at one's disposal: didn't cull any punches during the negotiations.Learn more: pull, punch
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