pull in one's horns 1
verbdomain: v speaking
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
Examples
- 1.The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns
- 2.We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him
- 3.He backed out of his earlier promise
Synonyms
- retreat 4
make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
- pull back 5
make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
- back out 2
make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
- back away 1
make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
- crawfish 1
make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
- crawfish out 1
make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
- withdraw 11
make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
