- pull 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.
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pull in your horns
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pull 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 * * * pull … Useful english dictionary
pull 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 … New idioms dictionary
draw 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 … Useful english dictionary
draw 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 … New idioms dictionary
pull 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 … Useful english dictionary
draw 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 … Useful english dictionary
pull 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 … New idioms dictionary
pull\ 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… … Словарь американских идиом
pull back — verb 1. pull back or move away or backward (Freq. 1) The enemy withdrew The limo pulled away from the curb • Syn: ↑withdraw, ↑retreat, ↑pull away, ↑draw back, ↑recede, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pull in one's horns — or[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 cut back… … Dictionary of American idioms
