| 词汇 | pull in your horns |
| 释义 | Idiom pull in your hornsdraw/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. pull in (one's) hornsTo begin to act more cautiously. I just got this quarter's budget report, and we definitely need to pull in our horns and spend less going forward. pull in your hornsordraw in your hornsIf you pull in your horns or draw in your horns, you start behaving more carefully than you did before, especially by spending less money. The world's big spenders have pulled in their horns during the recession. Customers are drawing in their horns at a time of high interest rates. Note: When snails sense danger, they pull in their `horns', which are the stalks that their eyes are on. draw/pull in your ˈhornsstart being more careful in your behaviour, especially by spending less money than before: After making huge losses, the company had to draw in its horns by cancelling some major projects. |
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