pull your punches

Meaning

1. to express sth less strongly than you are able to, for example to avoid upsetting or shocking sb

   Her articles certainly don't pull any punches.

From the same entry

• pull a fast one
• pull in different directions
• pull leg
• pull the other one
• pull out all the stops
• pull the plug on
• pull rabbit out of the hat
• pull rank
• pull the rug from under feet
• pull your socks up
• pull strings
• pull the strings