pull in horns
11pull in your horns — not be so aggressive, stop attacking or criticizing Father s advice is to pull in your horns or you could be dismissed …
12pull in one's horns — ► draw (or pull) in one s horns become less assertive or ambitious. Main Entry: ↑horn …
13draw your horns in — draw/pull your ˈhorns in idiom to start being more careful in your behaviour, especially by spending less money than before • Small businesses have had to pull their horns in during the recession. Main entry: ↑hornidiom …
14draw\ in\ one's\ horns — • pull in one s horns • draw in one s horns v. phr. informal 1. To reduce your boasts; calm down from a quarrel; back down on a promise. He said he could beat any man there single handed, but he pulled in his horns when Jack came forward. 2. To… …
15pull in one's horns — (Colloq.) Repress one s ardor, restrain one s pride, cease boasting …
16draw in one's horns — See: PULL IN ONE S HORNS …
17draw in one's horns — See: PULL IN ONE S HORNS …
18To pull in one's horns — Horn Horn (h[^o]rn), n. [AS. horn; akin to D. horen, hoorn, G., Icel., Sw., & Dan. horn, Goth. ha[ u]rn, W., Gael., & Ir. corn, L. cornu, Gr. ke ras, and perh. also to E. cheer, cranium, cerebral; cf. Skr. [,c]iras head. Cf. {Carat}, {Corn} on… …
19Pulling In Their Horns — A collective shift by investors toward a less bullish stance after a substantial run up in prices of financial assets. Since it involves a lesser degree of buying by investors, or even active selling by them, asset prices generally decline as… …
20To haul in one's horns — Horn Horn (h[^o]rn), n. [AS. horn; akin to D. horen, hoorn, G., Icel., Sw., & Dan. horn, Goth. ha[ u]rn, W., Gael., & Ir. corn, L. cornu, Gr. ke ras, and perh. also to E. cheer, cranium, cerebral; cf. Skr. [,c]iras head. Cf. {Carat}, {Corn} on… …
