English Explanatory Dictionary

bring up short

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To arrest (someone or something's) forward motion; to halt before a goal is reached.
To startle or interrupt (someone), causing them to stop or reevaluate what they are doing.

Word forms

bring up short brings up short bringing up short brought up short

Synonyms

pull up short

Related words

hit the buffers in one's tracks

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