Showing posts with label pull your punches. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pull your punches. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Term of the Day: pull your punches
pull your punches--to not hit with full strength, to not criticize someone as fully as you can. From the stuntmen in the old Western movies, they were told during fight scenes to pull their punches. The opposite is I pull no punches, meaning I am going to tell you the truth, even if it hurts.
Sunday, April 23, 2017
Term of the Day: pull your punches
pull your punches--to not hit with full strength, to not criticize someone as fully as you can. From the stuntmen in the old Western movies, they were told during fight scenes to pull their punches. The opposite is I pull no punches, meaning I am going to tell you the truth, even if it hurts.
Sunday, February 14, 2016
Term of the Day: Pull your punches
pull your punches--to not hit with full strength, to not criticize someone as fully as you can. From the stuntmen in the old Western movies, they were told during fight scenes to pull their punches. The opposite is I pull no punches, meaning I am going to tell you the truth, even if it hurts.
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