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
KriŠTof-Slovene, Slovak
Brynhildur-Icelandic
ElliotEL-ee-ətEnglish
Aviya-Hebrew
Gavrilo-Serbian
Gevorg-Armenian