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
ChinaCHIE-nəEnglish (Modern)
Caerwyn-Welsh
Tamid-Arabic
Ula-Polish
Susannasoo-ZAHN-nah (Italian), SOO-sahn-nah (Finnish), soo-ZAN-ə (English)Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Dutch, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic
PhoebeFEE-bee (English)English, Greek Mythology (Latinized), Biblical, Biblical Latin