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
Nabuchodonosor-Biblical Latin
MiltonMIL-tənEnglish
ErnoER-noFinnish
Amenhotepah-mən-HO-tep (English)Ancient Egyptian
KlĀRa-Latvian
MervynMUR-vin (English)Welsh, English