Usually means: Holds back full force intentionally.
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  1. pulls punches: Merriam-Webster
  2. pulls punches: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. pulls punches: Legal dictionary
  2. pulls punches: Financial dictionary

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  1. pulls punches: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. pulls punches: Medical dictionary

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  1. pulls punches: Idioms


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