draw in horns



draw/pull in your horns

to act in a more careful way than you did before, especially by spending less money He'll have to draw in his horns, now that he's lost his job.
See lock horns
See also: draw, horn

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Taylan-Turkish
Jocelinezho-sə-LEENFrench
PhilomÈNe-French
Oidipous-Greek Mythology
LondynLUN-dənEnglish (Modern)
&Aelig;Lfstan-Anglo-Saxon