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
LÉOne-French
Matyldamah-TIL-dah (Polish)Czech, Polish
LabhrÁSLOW-raws, LAV-rawsIrish
AnasztÁZia-Hungarian
Jules (1)ZHUYLFrench
Veta-Macedonian