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Draw in One’s Horns 1100 Words You Need Week 17

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Draw in One’s Horns 1100 Words

Draw in One’s Horns 1100 Words

to start acting more cautiously especially about spending money or controlling your anger, to start acting frugally, make ends meet, eke out a living:

Consumer confidence in the UK has surged by 14 per cent over the past year and, although still drawing in their horns, people are parting with their cash so long as the value of what they are buying is clear, according to data from Nielsen. So, although more cautious than pre-recession, consumers are generally more optimistic than they have been for a long time and they are willing to spend money – but the value proposition has to be clear.

Source: https://www.marketingweek.com/

Antonym: spend lavishly, spend extravagantly

Farsi: محتاطانه رفتار کردن


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