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pulled one's punches

pulled one's punches is the simple past and past participle of pull one's punches.

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What is pulled one's punches the simple past and past participle of?
Pulled one's punches is the simple past and past participle of pull one's punches.

Words near pulled one's punches in the dictionary

  1. pulled one's finger out of one's arse
  2. pulled one's hair out
  3. pulled one's head in
  4. pulled one's own weight
  5. pulled one's pud
  6. pulled one's punches
  7. pulled one's socks up
  8. pulled one's weight
  9. pulled oneself
  10. pulled oneself together
  11. pulled oneself up by one's bootstraps

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