pull in horns
21Fire alarm pull station — A fire alarm pull station is an active fire protection device, usually wall mounted, that, when activated, initiates an alarm on a fire alarm system. In its simplest form, the user activates the alarm by pulling the handle down, which completes a …
22draw (or pull) in one's horns — become less assertive or ambitious. → horn …
23draw in one's horns — phrasal : to act more conservatively or cautiously than at some former time he d better draw in his horns if he wants to keep out of trouble * * * draw in one s horns ▪ To moderate one s ardour or pretensions ▪ To curtail or restrict one s… …
24draw in your horns — draw/pull in (your) horns to act in a more careful way than you did before, especially by spending less money. He ll have to draw in his horns, now that he s lost his job …
25draw in horns — draw/pull in (your) horns to act in a more careful way than you did before, especially by spending less money. He ll have to draw in his horns, now that he s lost his job …
26draw in your horns — draw/pull/in your horns phrase to start spending less money than you usually do Thesaurus: to save money, or to be careful with moneyhyponym to buy somethingsynonym Main entry: horn * * * draw …
27haul in one's horns — See: PULL IN ONE S HORNS …
28haul in one's horns — See: PULL IN ONE S HORNS …
29haul\ in\ one's\ horns — See: pull in one s horns …
30draw in one's horns — (Colloq.) Repress one s ardor, restrain one s pride, cease boasting, pull in one s horns …