pull in one's horns

Verb
  1. Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity (synset 200801045)
    "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"
    same as: back away, back out, crawfish, crawfish out, pull back, retreat, withdraw
    verb group: draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw - pull back or move away or backward

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