单词 | draw in the reins |
释义 | draw in the reinsCome to a halt, back down. For example, During a recession, many businesses are forced to draw in the reins on expansion. This expression transfers the means of stopping a horse to other kinds of restraint. Words nearby draw in the reinsdrawing pin, drawing room, drawing-room comedy, drawing table, draw in one's horns, draw in the reins, drawknife, drawl, draw-loom, drawn, drawn butter The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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