Meanings
- Eggcorn of no holds barred.
Cruickshank has faced a series of lawsuits as a result of his no-holes-barred brand of often libellous or unfounded investigative journalism.
2009 March 2, George Binning, “Welcome to Digger land”, in Glasgow Guardian Archive, archived from the original on 26 Dec 20252 more examples
Off-screen I treated him like an equal as an actor and as a minor, a kid, but when we were together in character it was no holes barred and the results were great to watch.
2011 December 19, “Pollyanna Mckintosh”, in This is Horror, archived from the original on 26 Dec 2025I can remember my no holes barred, Chicago born Polish grandmother threatening to wash my uncles mouth out with soap when he was rude or said something she didn’t like.
2025 September 18, Twitter, archived from the original on 26 Dec 2025 - lifestyleSexually available for all kinds of sexual activity.
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