no-holds-barred

no-holds-barred
adjective Date: 1961 free of restrictions or hampering conventions <
a no-holds-barred contest
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  • No holds barred — or no holds barred may refer to: Sports One of several types of fighting, including: Hand to hand combat, where indeed no maneuvers are prohibited Hybrid martial arts, which combine elements from several particular martial arts Mixed martial arts …   Wikipedia

  • No Holds Barred — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. No Holds Barred est un terme anglais employé lors de combats libres. No Holds Barred est un film américain réalisé par William Beaudine en 1952. No Holds… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • no-holds-barred — adj [only before noun] a no holds barred discussion, situation etc is one in which there are no rules or limits ▪ Viewers had been promised a no holds barred interview with the former mayor …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • no holds barred — no limits or controls. This is comedy with no holds barred, and it may offend some viewers. I like nothing better than a fight with no holds barred. Etymology: based on the sports meaning of hold (= a position in which you prevent someone from… …   New idioms dictionary

  • no holds barred — adjective a) Without restrictions on holds or what opponents may do. a no holds barred match b) Without reserve; in an especially ruthless or vicious manner. a no holds barred debating style …   Wiktionary

  • no-holds-barred — (nōʹhōldzʹbärdʹ) adj. Informal Open and unrestrained: “These paintings and charcoal drawings... are slightly tame compared with the no holds barred forcefulness of his self generated vision” (Christopher Andreae). * * * …   Universalium

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  • no-holds-barred — without limits or controls. In a no holds barred campaign, the nice guys are always the losers. (always before noun) …   New idioms dictionary

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