pull your punches
/ˌpʊl jə ˈpʌntʃɪz/INFORMAL · C1
SA FILIPINO
Walang direktang katumbas
Kahulugan
to criticise less strongly than you could
Magpigil sa pagpuna.
Mga halimbawa
- 1The review didn’t pull its punches and called the film a complete waste of time.
- 2When Gran gives feedback on your cooking, she never pulls her punches.
- 3The coach didn’t pull her punches: she told us it was our worst match of the season.
- 4Should I pull my punches when I review my friend’s novel, or tell her honestly what I think?
- 5Priya doesn’t pull her punches, so expect some blunt comments on your essay.
Grammar
Kadalasang negative: not pull your punches, o pull no punches. Tanging ang pull ang nagbabago, at ang your ay nagiging my, her, its at iba pa.
Kahawig ang kahulugan
Iba pang idiom tungkol sa palakasan
Lahat ng 20 idiom at ang quiz ng paksa →roll with the puncheshumarap nang mahinahon sa sunod-sunod na problemago the distancemagpatuloy hanggang sa dulo ng isang mahirap na bagaywin hands downmanalo nang napakadali laban sa lahatplay ballpumayag na tumulong sa paraang gusto ng ibathe gloves are offhanda nang lumaban o makipagtalo nang walang pagpipigilthe ball is in your courtisang tao na ang susunod na kikilos o magpapasya
English Idioms400 idioms sa 20 paksa — may review para hindi mo makalimutan
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