senza esclusione di colpi

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, without exclusion of hits.

Prepositional phrase[edit]

senza esclusione di colpi

  1. relentlessly, by any means, no holds barred, that does not pull punches
    • 2020, Barack Obama, chapter 26, in Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:
      Prevedeva una competizione costosa e senza esclusione di colpi.
      ... anticipating an expensive, bare-knuckle contest.
      (literally, “It anticipated a costly contest, no holds barred.”)