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
Sabinus-Ancient Roman
Clothildis-Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
NewtonNOO-tənEnglish
Yakup-Turkish
NehİR-Turkish
Kathleen['kæθli:n]