draw in (one's) horns



draw in (one's) horns

To act more cautiously than one did before. I just got this quarter's budget report, and we definitely need to draw in our horns and spend less going forward.
See also: draw, horn

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
EdithEE-dith (English), E-dit (German, Swedish)English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Philander-English (Archaic), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
BalduÍNo-Portuguese
CaitlÍNKAHT-leenIrish
Dakarai-Southern African, Shona
Manjula-Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam