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
Iman-Arabic, Persian, Indonesian
DevonDEV-ən, də-VAHNEnglish
Florry-Irish
Tsetseg-Mongolian
Liljana-Macedonian
Mostyn-Welsh