pull in one's horns

收敛气焰,软下来,打退堂鼓

同：	[v.] back away, back out, crawfish, crawfish out

make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
- We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him
- He backed out of his earlier promise
- The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns
[同] crawfish, crawfish out, back away, back out, pull back, pull in one's horns, retreat, withdraw

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