Definition of Pull in one's horns

1. Verb. Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity. "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"

Exact synonyms: Back Away, Back Out, Crawfish, Crawfish Out, Pull Back, Retreat, Withdraw
Related verbs: Draw Back, Move Back, Pull Away, Pull Back, Recede, Retire, Retreat, Withdraw
Derivative terms: Withdrawal, Withdrawer, Withdrawer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pull In One's Horns

pullulating
pullulation
pullulations
pullup
pullups
pull ahead
pull along
pull at
pull away
pull a face
pull a fast one on
pull back
pull chain
pull down
pull in
pull in one's horns
pull off
pull one's weight
pull out
pull out all the stops
pull over
pull round
pull someone's leg
pull strings
pull the leg of
pull the plug
pull the wool over someone's eyes
pull through
pull together
pull up

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