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to pull your punches

to pull your punch
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too poo l yoo r, yawr, yohr puhnch]
    • /tu pʊl yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr pʌntʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too poo l yoo r, yawr, yohr puhnch]
    • /tu pʊl yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr pʌntʃ/

Definition of to pull your punches words

  • phrase to pull your punches If you say that someone does not pull their punches when they are criticizing a person or thing, you mean that they say exactly what they think, even though this might upset or offend people. 0
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Parts of speech for To pull your punches

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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to pull your punches popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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