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    PULL IN ONE'S HORNS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activityplay

    Example:

    The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns

    Synonyms:

    back away; back out; crawfish; crawfish out; pull back; pull in one's horns; retreat; withdraw

    Classified under:

    Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

    Verb group:

    draw back; move back; pull away; pull back; recede; retire; retreat; withdraw (pull back or move away or backward)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s

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