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
MÁRtonMAHR-tonHungarian
BengtBENKTSwedish
Marciana-Ancient Roman, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Waheed-Arabic
Darius[də'raiəs]
Ties-Dutch