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
Deep-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi
ReedREEDEnglish
DieudonnÉEdyuu-do-NEFrench
Jerrardjə-RAHRDEnglish (Rare)
Zuzannazuw-ZAHN-nah (Polish)Polish, Latvian (Rare)
Jadwigayahd-VEE-gahPolish