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pull your punches

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(आलोचना आदि में) नरमी बरतना (प्रायः नकारात्मक वाक्यों में)

“pull your punches” का हिंदी में अर्थ है (आलोचना आदि में) नरमी बरतना (प्रायः नकारात्मक वाक्यों में). In English, it means to express sth less strongly than you are able to, for example to avoid upsetting sb (usually used in negative sentences).

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

    (आलोचना आदि में) नरमी बरतना (प्रायः नकारात्मक वाक्यों में)

    • The report doesn't pull any punches about the failures.
    • She never pulls her punches when giving feedback.

    Main word punch