If they learned anything from last time, they'll pull in their horns and wait it out.

And it's not only the small businesses who've had to pull in their horns.

But it's caused him to draw in his horns for a while.

"When the pricing moved away from us we pulled in our horns and spent the last 24 months learning the business," he said.

"Clearly the economy slowed down and people pulled in their horns," he said.

The Chinese community has pulled in its horns and with good reason.

If that's the only evidence you have against me, better pull in your horns!

He's been drawing in his horns for the last year.

The agitators had pulled in their horns of late, yet she'd known they'd be here today.

Without him around, she might pull in her horns.