draw your horns in

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. 2012.

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  • 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

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  • draw — 1 verb past tense drew, past participle drawn PICTURE/DESCRIPTION 1 WITH PENCIL (I, T) to make a picture of something with a pencil or pen: Can I draw your portrait? | I ve never been able to draw well. | draw sb sth/draw sth for sb: Hans drew… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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  • draw\ 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

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