pull up short
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English Dictionarypull sb up shortto surprise someone, often so that they stop what they are doing:
Seeing her picture in the paper pulled me up short. [TahlilGaran] Advanced Learner's Dictionary ▲
pull up shortto stop suddenly in a vehicle: A dog suddenly ran across the road and I had to pull up short. [TahlilGaran] Advanced Learner's Dictionary ▲
Idiomspull up shortpull (someone) up shortif something pulls someone up short, they suddenly stop what they are doing, especially because they are very surprised. Seeing her picture in the paper pulled me up short. [American]pull (someone) up short - if something pulls someone up short, they suddenly stop what they are doing, especially because they are very surprised. Carol pulled up short when she realized Jack could hear what she was saying. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
pull up short v. phr. To suddenly stop.
He pulled up short in his red car at the corner when he saw a pregnant lady crossing. When Mark saw that he was hurting Jill's feelings, he pulled up short and started to talk about something entirely different. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
pull someone up shortpull (someone) up shortif something pulls someone up short, they suddenly stop what they are doing, especially because they are very surprised. Seeing her picture in the paper pulled me up short. [American]pull (someone) up short - if something pulls someone up short, they suddenly stop what they are doing, especially because they are very surprised. Carol pulled up short when she realized Jack could hear what she was saying. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲