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PULL IN ONE'S HORNS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pull in one's horns mean?
• PULL IN ONE'S HORNS (verb)
The verb PULL IN ONE'S HORNS has 1 sense:
1. make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
Familiarity information: PULL IN ONE'S HORNS used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
back away; back out; crawfish; crawfish out; pull back; pull in one's horns; retreat; withdraw
Context example:
The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns
Verb group:
draw back; move back; pull away; pull back; recede; retire; retreat; withdraw (pull back or move away or backward)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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