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
Murali-Hinduism, Tamil, Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi
LivioLEE-vyoItalian
Lyon['laiən]
Bobette
Klimentklee-MYENT (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
SneŽAna-Serbian