TODAY'S IDIOM: NO HOLDS BARRED

"NO HOLDS BARRED"

If something is done with no holds barred, it's done without restriction, rules or restraint.

Example: The final game was played with no holds barred. It was very rough football and the referee had a hard time keeping control of things.

Sin tabúes.

Example sentences:

• The election campaign turned into a no holds barred battle with each candidate trying to find information with which to damage their opponent's reputation / La campaña electoral se convirtió en una batalla sin tabúes con cada candidato tratando de encontrar la información para dañar la reputación de su oponente.

• Our boss is a tough businessman, so it's no holds barred when he negotiates a deal / Nuestro jefe es un duro hombre de negocios, por lo que es sin tabúes cuando negocia un acuerdo.

 

Additional examples:

 

• You can say whatever you like to me, there are no holds barred.

 

• I intend to argue it out with Mary, no holds barred.

• When Ann negotiates a contract, she goes in with no holds barred and comes out with a good contract.

 

 

 

 

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