英语词汇“to draw in one's horns”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. to draw in (also †shrink, pluck, pull in) one's horns: to restrain one's ardour; to repress one's pride; to lower one's pretensions: in allusion to the snail's habit of drawing in its retractile tentacles (which bear the eyes), when disturbed. Also: to restrict one's expenditure, esp. of money.

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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > restrained or moderate behaviour > behave with moderation or restraint [verb (intransitive)] > become moderate

to draw in (also shrink, pluck, pull in) one's hornsa1400

to pull down one's sail or sails1548

sober1820

sober1825

society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > moderation or reduction in expenditure > spend money sparingly [verb (intransitive)] > reduce expenditure

retrench1663

economize1780

to tighten one's belt1902

to draw in (also shrink, pluck, pull in) one's horns1920

a1400 Coer de L. 3835 They..gunne to drawen in her hornes, As a snayl among the thornes.

1430–40 J. Lydgate tr. Bochas Fall of Princes (Bodl.) i. xx. lf. 83/1 Who is knowe ontrewe..Shrynkith his hornis whan men speake of falsheede.

?1566 J. Alday tr. P. Boaistuau Theatrum Mundi sig. N iv b As soone as man thinketh to spread out his horns, or rise against his god.

1589 ‘M. Marprelate’ Hay any Worke for Cooper 38 Mark how I haue made the bishops to pull in their hornes.

1678 A. Wood Life & Times (1892) II. 414 When the parliament was prorogued he plucked in his horne.

1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxxi. 136 So I began to pull in my Horns, as they say.

1824 Examiner 434/1 We are to creep into our shells and draw in our horns.

1891 Sat. Rev. 19 Dec. 682/2 They are imploring the Council to draw in its horns.

1920 J. Galsworthy In Chancery i. i. 7 In the meantime, no more children! Even young Nicholas was drawing in his horns, and had made no addition to his six for quite three years.

1941 A. L. Rowse Tudor Cornwall xiv. 363 His will was a very cautious affair: he had to draw in his horns.

1957 I. Murdoch Sandcastle i. 16 If we don't get some extra money from somewhere we shall have to draw our horns in pretty sharply. No more Continental holidays, you know.

单词	to draw in one's horns
释义	> as lemmas to draw in (also †shrink, pluck, pull in) one's horns b. to draw in (also †shrink, pluck, pull in) one's horns: to restrain one's ardour; to repress one's pride; to lower one's pretensions: in allusion to the snail's habit of drawing in its retractile tentacles (which bear the eyes), when disturbed. Also: to restrict one's expenditure, esp. of money. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > restrained or moderate behaviour > behave with moderation or restraint [verb (intransitive)] > become moderate to draw in (also shrink, pluck, pull in) one's hornsa1400 to pull down one's sail or sails1548 sober1820 sober1825 society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > moderation or reduction in expenditure > spend money sparingly [verb (intransitive)] > reduce expenditure retrench1663 economize1780 to tighten one's belt1902 to draw in (also shrink, pluck, pull in) one's horns1920 a1400 Coer de L. 3835 They..gunne to drawen in her hornes, As a snayl among the thornes. 1430–40 J. Lydgate tr. Bochas Fall of Princes (Bodl.) i. xx. lf. 83/1 Who is knowe ontrewe..Shrynkith his hornis whan men speake of falsheede. ?1566 J. Alday tr. P. Boaistuau Theatrum Mundi sig. N iv b As soone as man thinketh to spread out his horns, or rise against his god. 1589 ‘M. Marprelate’ Hay any Worke for Cooper 38 Mark how I haue made the bishops to pull in their hornes. 1678 A. Wood Life & Times (1892) II. 414 When the parliament was prorogued he plucked in his horne. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxxi. 136 So I began to pull in my Horns, as they say. 1824 Examiner 434/1 We are to creep into our shells and draw in our horns. 1891 Sat. Rev. 19 Dec. 682/2 They are imploring the Council to draw in its horns. 1920 J. Galsworthy In Chancery i. i. 7 In the meantime, no more children! Even young Nicholas was drawing in his horns, and had made no addition to his six for quite three years. 1941 A. L. Rowse Tudor Cornwall xiv. 363 His will was a very cautious affair: he had to draw in his horns. 1957 I. Murdoch Sandcastle i. 16 If we don't get some extra money from somewhere we shall have to draw our horns in pretty sharply. No more Continental holidays, you know. extracted from hornn. < as lemmas
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