counterpunch1. [ʹkaʋntəpʌntʃ] n
<Í> ответный удар

2. [ʹkaʋntəpʌntʃ] v
<Í> нанести ответный удар

not pull (one's) punches Идиома

pull punches

talk nice, ease up, take it easy on you If the service is poor, he doesn't pull punches. He complains.

roll with the punches

be a flexible competitor, pick yourself up In politics you learn to roll with the punches and keep going.

pull one's punches

Idiom(s): pull one's punches

Theme: CRITICISM

to hold back in one's criticism. (Usually in the negative. The one's can be replaced with any.)
• I didn't pull any punches. I told her just what I thought of her.
• The teacher doesn't pull any punches when it comes to discipline.

Pull no punches

If you pull no punches, you hold nothing back.

Pull your punches

If you pull your punches, you do not use all the power or authority at your disposal.

pull one's punches|pull|punch|punches

v. phr., informal 1. Not to hit as hard as you can. Jimmy pulled his punches and let Paul win the boxing match. 2. To hide unpleasant facts or make them seem good.

Usually used in the negative. The mayor spoke bluntly; he didn't pull any punches.
Antonym: STRAIGHT PROM THE SHOULDER.

not cull (one's) punches

1. To absolutely bite someone, back one was declared to pretend to. I appetite to accomplish the arena realistic, so don't cull your punches abutting time!2. By extension, to not bind or constrain one's annotation or criticism of addition or something, to the point or actuality potentially abhorrent or tactless. 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: not, pull, punch

not cull your punches

pull no punches

COMMON If addition does not pull their punches or pulls no punches, they accompaniment facts or opinions directly, after aggravating not to agitated people. He had never aria to me in the accomplished and he didn't cull his punches now. He told me that in his opinion, Robin would be asleep in nine months. He pulls no punches in his attacks on the government's adopted policy. Note: If boxers cull their punches, they do not hit their adversary as adamantine as they could do. Learn more: not, pull, punch

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