| 词组 | pull its punches |
| 释义 | 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 Etymology: based on boxing, from the literal meaning of pull your punches (= to not hit the other fighter as hard as you can) |
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