pull in one's horns

美 [pʊl ɪn wʌnz hɔːrnz]英 [pʊl ɪn wʌnz hɔːnz]
  • 网络有所收敛;缩减开支;克制自己;退缩;软下来;减少活动;慎重一些;不再狂妄
pull in one's hornspull in one's horns

verb

1
make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him
He backed out of his earlier promise
The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns
Synonym: retreat pull back back out back away crawfish crawfish out withdraw

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