pull in your horns

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

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pull in your horns (also draw in your horns)
: to begin to behave in a more careful way; especially : to spend or invest money more carefully

The bad economic news has caused many investors to pull in their horns.

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Main Entry:horn

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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