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Meaning of no-holds-barred | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2

Definitions

Alternative spelling of no holds barred.

alt-of, alternative

Examples

“It was meant to be a warning against the excesses of heroin use⟳, according to its author. A no-holds-barred, gritty – albeit often comic – portrait of the travails of a disparate group of misfits navigating Edinburgh’s dark, drug-riddled underbelly.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

no-host no-knock no-legged no-life no-load no-look

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