pull in one's horns (English, verb)
expansion: pull in one's horns (third-person singular simple present pulls in one's horns, present participle pulling in one's horns, simple past and past participle pulled in one's horns)
Senses:
glosses: To become less impassioned, aggressive, or argumentative; to exercise restraint; to yield or capitulate.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: pulls in one's horns
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: pulling in one's horns
tags: participle
present
form: pulled in one's horns
tags: participle
past
form: pulled in one's horns
tags: past
form: draw in one's horns
tags: alternative