pull your punches
控制自己的力量或力量，以免造成傷害；退讓或畏縮以避免對某人或某事產生不利影響
口語·表達直言不諱
英文釋義
to not use full force or effort; to hold back or restrain in some way, particularly in expressing criticism or delivering a blow
例句
Don't pull your punches in the meeting; tell them exactly what you think.
典故來源
源自拳擊運動，指故意減輕出拳力度，后引申為在批評或行動中有所保留。