pull in one's horns

口语·劝人谨慎收敛
例句
After losing the argument, he pulled in his horns and stopped interrupting.
典故来源 源自蜗牛或牛缩回触角或角的动作,比喻面对困难时收敛行为。

📖 习语词汇解析

习语中的关键英语词汇

pull [pʊl]
vt.& vi. 拉;扯;拉过来;划(船); vt. 赢得;吸引异性;取消;(耍手腕)得逞; n. 拖;爬;影响力;
horns
n. 喇叭;号;角制品;警报器(horn的复数)

🔤 同首字母习语

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平息争端或冲突,使局势平和
piece of writing
一篇文章
put the cat among the pigeons
搞得一团糟,使局势变得混乱或导致麻烦
pull the wool over eyes
欺骗或愚弄某人
put someone in mind of
使某人想起/让某人联想到
put words in somebodys mouth
替某人捏造话语,冒充某人的意思或说某人原本并未说的话
put ones mind to it
全心全意地致力于某事
poke ones nose in
过多干涉别人的事情或私事
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