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
Sabine['seibain]
Peppino-Italian
Zarathustrazahr-ə-THOO-strə (English)History
HenryHEN-reeEnglish
France-French
Ekua-Western African, Akan