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no-holds-barred
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
no-holds-barred
adjective
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ And this was one of the no-holds-barred variety.
▪ Everyone puts on an identity-erasing disguise and leaps uninhibitedly into no-holds-barred, orgiastic delight.
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no-holds-barred

a. (alternative spelling of no holds barred English)

Usage examples of "no-holds-barred".

I suspect that after viewing the abuses of the past, voters in the future will insist on full and open debate between the candidates and on frequent, no-holds-barred press conferences for all candidates, and especially the President.

Tom would have given a no-holds-barred lecture full of such terms as quantum efficiency, black-body radiation, and spectral sensitivity that would have convinced his audience that the subject was extremely complex (which was true enough) and wholly impossible for the layman to understand (which was quite false).

Bunny may be aces when it comes ta findin' class outfits at decent prices, and Tananda sure knows her weapons, but when it comes ta straight-at-ya, no-holds-barred shoppin', they both take a back seat ta Massha.