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no-fly zone
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no-holds-barred
no-holds-barred


adjective 
Definition:
 
completely unrestrained: happening, or engaged in something, without restraint or control ( informal )
The debate was a no-holds-barred battle of wits.
[< a wrestling match in which any hold is permitted]
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