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to bring sb up short

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  • bring someone up short — bring (someone) up short to cause someone to suddenly stop what they are doing. A sharp stab of pain in my right knee brought me up short …   New idioms dictionary

  • bring someone up short — bring (or pull) someone up short make someone check or pause abruptly he was entering the office when he was brought up short by the sight of John …   Useful english dictionary

  • bring somebody up short — pull, bring, etc. sb up ˈshort idiom to make sb suddenly stop what they are doing • I was brought up short by a terrible thought. Main entry: ↑shortidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • bring you up short — cause you to stop and think, rebuke you    When I began to criticize Jan, Mother brought me up short …   English idioms

  • bring — W1S1 [brıŋ] v past tense and past participle brought [bro:t US bro:t] [T] [: Old English; Origin: bringan] 1.) a) to take something or someone with you to the place where you are now, or to the place you are talking about →↑take ▪ Did you bring… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • bring up short — bring (someone) up short to cause someone to suddenly stop what they are doing. A sharp stab of pain in my right knee brought me up short …   New idioms dictionary

  • bring sth about phrasal — verb (T) to make something happen: Computers have brought about many changes in the workplace. bring sb/sth around/round phrasal verb (T) 1 bring the conversation around/round to to deliberately and gradually introduce a new subject into a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • short — 1 adjective LENGTH/HEIGHT/DISTANCE 1 measuring a small amount in distance or length: a short corridor with two rooms on each side | a short skirt | It s a short drive from the airport. | Anita had her hair cut short. 2 PERSON someone who is short …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • short — short1 W1S1 [ʃo:t US ʃo:rt] adj comparative shorter superlative shortest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(time)¦ 2¦(length/distance)¦ 3¦(not tall)¦ 4¦(book/letter)¦ 5¦(not enough)¦ 6 be short on something 7¦(less than)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • short — short1 [ ʃɔrt ] adjective *** ▸ 1 small in height/distance ▸ 2 time: not long ▸ 3 expressed in few words ▸ 4 with fewer words/letters ▸ 5 not having enough ▸ 6 about memory ▸ 7 rude and unfriendly ▸ 8 about vowel/syllable ▸ 9 full of butter/fat ▸ …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bring up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms bring up : present tense I/you/we/they bring up he/she/it brings up present participle bringing up past tense brought up past participle brought up 1) [often passive] to look after a child until he or she… …   English dictionary

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