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
PacÍFicapah-THEE-fee-kah (Spanish), pah-SEE-fee-kah (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Sanaa (1)-Arabic
Deirdre['diədrə]
Hildr&Aelig;D-Anglo-Saxon
AmramAM-ram (English), ahm-RAHM (Hebrew)Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Hebrew
Nebo-Biblical