PULL YOUR PUNCHES


Meaning of PULL YOUR PUNCHES in English

( informal ) (usually used in negative sentences) to express sth less strongly than you are able to, for example to avoid upsetting or shocking sb :

Her articles certainly don't pull any punches.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.