# pull in one's horns

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To become less impassioned, aggressive, or argumentative; to exercise restraint; to yield or capitulate.

## Etymology
In reference to the behaviour of a snail when it is threatened.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pull-in-one-s-horns