pull+in+horns

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• pull your horns in — draw/pull your ˈhorns in idiom to start being more careful in your behaviour, especially by spending less money than before • Small businesses have had to pull their horns in during the recession. Main entry: ↑hornidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• pull in horns — draw/pull in (your) horns to act in a more careful way than you did before, especially by spending less money. He ll have to draw in his horns, now that he s lost his job …   New idioms dictionary

• pull\ in\ one's\ horns — • pull in one s horns • draw in one s horns v. phr. informal 1. To reduce your boasts; calm down from a quarrel; back down on a promise. He said he could beat any man there single handed, but he pulled in his horns when Jack came forward. 2. To… …   Словарь американских идиом

• pull back — verb 1. pull back or move away or backward (Freq. 1) The enemy withdrew The limo pulled away from the curb • Syn: ↑withdraw, ↑retreat, ↑pull away, ↑draw back, ↑recede, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• pull in your horns — draw/pull/in your horns phrase to start spending less money than you usually do Thesaurus: to save money, or to be careful with moneyhyponym to buy somethingsynonym Main entry: horn * * * pull …   Useful english dictionary

• pull in one's horns — or[draw in one s horns] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To reduce your boasts; calm down from a quarrel; back down on a promise. * /He said he could beat any man there single handed, but he pulled in his horns when Jack came forward./ 2. To cut back… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• pull in one's horns — or[draw in one s horns] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To reduce your boasts; calm down from a quarrel; back down on a promise. * /He said he could beat any man there single handed, but he pulled in his horns when Jack came forward./ 2. To cut back… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• pull in one's horns — verb make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity We ll have to crawfish out from meeting with him He backed out of his earlier promise The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns • Syn: ↑retreat, ↑pull back, ↑back out, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• pull in your horns — draw/pull in (your) horns to act in a more careful way than you did before, especially by spending less money. He ll have to draw in his horns, now that he s lost his job …   New idioms dictionary

• pull away — verb pull back or move away or backward (Freq. 1) The enemy withdrew The limo pulled away from the curb • Syn: ↑withdraw, ↑retreat, ↑draw back, ↑recede, ↑pull back, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• pull in your horns — not be so aggressive, stop attacking or criticizing    Father s advice is to pull in your horns or you could be dismissed …   English idioms