English Dictionary

pull in one's horns

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To become less impassioned, aggressive, or argumentative; to exercise restraint; to yield or capitulate.

日本語の意味

(比喩的) 感情や攻撃性を抑えて、控えめな態度をとる / (比喩的) 熱意や激昂を抑制し、譲歩する / (比喩的) 議論や対立を避け、自己抑制を行う

When negotiations became tense, one must sometimes pull in one's horns to avoid escalation.

交渉が緊迫したときは、エスカレーションを避けるために時には強硬姿勢を緩めるべきだ。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To become less impassioned, aggressive, or argumentative; to exercise restraint; to yield or capitulate.

Barry . . . stood, during this tirade, half stupefied with rage, and half frightened, at the open attack made on him. . . . However, he couldn't pull in his horns now, and he was obliged, in self-defence, to brazen it out.

pulls in one's horns （ present singular third-person ）

pulling in one's horns （ participle present ）

pulled in one's horns （ participle past ）

pulled in one's horns （ past ）