pull in one's horns

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To become less impassioned, aggressive, or argumentative; to exercise restraint; to yield or capitulate. idiomatic
    — Barry . . . stood, during this tirade, half stupefied with rage, and half frightened, at the open attack made on him. . . . However, he couldn't pull in his horns now, and he was obliged, in self-defence, to brazen it out.

词形变化

pulls in one's horns present,singular,third-person pulling in one's horns participle,present pulled in one's horns participle,past pulled in one's horns past draw in one's horns alternative

词源

In reference to the behaviour of a snail when it is threatened.
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