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
BjØRg-Norwegian
Jasmina-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
BacchusBAK-əs (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Cledwyn-Welsh
Ligeia-Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Lutgardis-Ancient Germanic (Latinized)