pull+back
111Pull no punches — If you pull no punches, you hold nothing back …
112pull shot — /ˈpʊl ʃɒt/ (say pool shot) noun 1. Cricket a cross bat shot played off the back foot towards the leg side off a short pitched delivery. 2. Golf a shot in which the ball is pulled. See pull (def. 10) …
113pull punches (to) — Hold back, (boxing). ► “Mary Shapiro, . . . says she plans to quickly ‘send out some clear signals’ that her office won’t pull any punches in policing brokers and dealers.” (Wall Street Journal, Dec. 6, 1995, p. C1) …
114back out — PHRASAL VERB If you back out, you decide not to do something that you previously agreed to do. [V P of n] The Hungarians backed out of the project in 1989 on environmental grounds... [V P] Wells was supposed to put up half the money, but later… …
115back out of — Charlie s backed out of the original agreement Syn: renege on, go back on, withdraw from, pull out of, retreat from, fail to honor, abandon, default on, repudiate, backpedal on …
116pull away — intransitive verb Date: circa 1934 1. to draw oneself back or away ; withdraw 2. to move off or ahead …
117pull out all the stops — verb To reserve or hold back nothing. They pulled out all the stops for the gala wedding. Syn: go all out, the whole nine yards …
118pull oneself together — verb To become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused. Damn, damn, damnation! he murmured, together with such other words as he had learnt from older men. Then he raised his hand to his forehead and said, Oh, damn it all which meant… …
119pull no punches — not hold anything back, not withhold anything; give as much effort as possible …
120back out of — Syn: renege on, withdraw from, pull out of, fail to honour …
