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/pʊl ɪn wənz hɔrnz/ Listen

Pull in one's horns

verb

Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity. Synonyms: back away, back out, crawfish, crawfish out, pull back, retreat, withdraw. "He backed out of his earlier promise" , "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"

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