English Explanatory Dictionary

pull one's head in

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To withdraw; to discontinue what one is doing or saying; to back off.

Pronunciation

en-au-pull one's head in.ogg

Word forms

pull one's head in pulls one's head in pulling one's head in pulled one's head in

Etymology

Perhaps from the habit of soldiers poking their heads out of army troop trains to make smart remarks, or in reference to a turtle drawing its head inside its shell for protection. Australian from circa 1930.

Related words

stick one's neck out wind one's neck in
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