Draw your horns in In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Draw your horns in", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Caroline Tran

2021-02-24 12:02

Meaning of Draw your horns in

Synonyms:

Cut Corners , save for later , save money

Draw your horns in informal

To behave or act more carefully, espically by spending less money. "Draw" can be replaced by "pull" without changing the meaning.

She started to draw in her horns for a new phone.

Customers are pulling in their horns in this pandemic.

I just received these monthly bills and we definitely need to pull our horns in and reduce unnecessary things.

Become less adored or ambitious

Due to the pandemic, many investors have drawn in their horns in real estate.

Many companies were drawing in their horns in the development of major projects.

Other phrases about:

look before you leap

You should think carefully about all the possibilities of something you want to do

look before you leap!

One should act after considering the possible consequences or dangers.

to watch your butt

To be careful

watch (one's) step

1. Be cautious when walking or stepping.

2. To act with care and caution in order to avoid making a mistake or offending someone.

watch (one's) tongue

To be cautious in what one says.

Grammar and Usage of Draw your horns in

Verb Forms

Drawing your horns in
Drawn your horns in
Drew your horns in
Draws your horns in

We can change the possessive adjective from your into my, her, his, their, our or one's.

Origin of Draw your horns in

Draw/ pull in one's horns is first used as a figurative phrase. The retractable tentacles on which a snail's eyes are located are known as horns, and these are pulled/ drawed in whenever the mollusc is threatened.