英语词组draw in horns and pull in horns是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

draw in (one's) horns

To act more cautiously than one did before. I just got this quarter's budget report, and we definitely need to draw in our horns and spend less going forward.

pull in (one's) horns

To 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.

draw in one's horns and pull in one's horns

Fig. to back down from a fight. For a minute it looked like they were gonna start sluggin' each other, but then they drew in their horns. We tried to calm him down and get him to pull in his horns.

词组	draw in horns and pull in horns
释义	draw in (one's) horns To act more cautiously than one did before. I just got this quarter's budget report, and we definitely need to draw in our horns and spend less going forward. pull in (one's) horns To 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. draw in one's horns and pull in one's horns Fig. to back down from a fight. For a minute it looked like they were gonna start sluggin' each other, but then they drew in their horns. We tried to calm him down and get him to pull in his horns.
随便看	(one's) better nature one's better nature one's biological clock is ticking (one's) blood is up (one's) blood runs cold (one's) boat comes in one's boat comes in one's boat to come in one's bottom one's bottom dollar (one's) bottom dollar one's bounden duty one's butter and egg money one's butt is on the line (one's) butt is on the line one's bête noire (one's) cake is dough one's cake is dough one's chickens come home to roost one's claim to fame one's claws are showing (one's) claws are showing one's claws were showing (one's) conscience is clean one's conscience is clear