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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 activityplay

  Familiarity information: PULL IN ONE'S HORNS used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PULL IN ONE'S HORNS (verb)


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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