en pull in one's horns

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: English Wiktionary and Open Multilingual WordNet
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Related terms

  • en aggressive ➜
  • en argumentative ➜
  • en capitulate ➜
  • en impassioned ➜
  • en restraint ➜
  • en yield ➜
  • it calmare i bollenti spiriti (v) ➜
  • it darsi una calmata (v) ➜

Word forms

  • en draw in one's horns (v) ➜
  • en draw one's horns in (v) ➜
  • en pull one's horns in (v) ➜

Synonyms

  • en retreat (v, communication) ➜
  • en calm down ➜

Derived from

  • en pull in (v) ➜

Links to other resources

  • en.wiktionary.org pull in one's horns
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