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Originally Posted by marenparn  Have I got it correctly that 'no holds are barred' means that 'you are allowed to do literally anything and there are no rules or limitations'  , and showing a 'master-of-the-universe' attitude  ? |
'barred' in the sense of 'disallowed'; the original reference was to uncontrolled hand-to-hand fighting. I'm not sure where 'master-of-the-universe' comes in; it's a question of being permitted to do anything in order to gain an advantage (which might be regarded by some as 'unfair'), not of omnipotence.
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