stop somebody short
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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
stop dead — verb stop moving or become immobilized (Freq. 1) When he saw the police car he froze • Syn: ↑freeze • Hypernyms: ↑stand still • Hyponyms: ↑fixate, ↑settle on … Useful english dictionary
stop short — {v. phr.} To suddenly stop. * /Jake stopped short when he heard somebody yell out his name loud but there was no one in sight./ … Dictionary of American idioms
stop short — {v. phr.} To suddenly stop. * /Jake stopped short when he heard somebody yell out his name loud but there was no one in sight./ … Dictionary of American idioms
stop\ short — v. phr. To suddenly stop. Jake stopped short when he heard somebody yell out his name loud but there was no one in sight … Словарь американских идиом
Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough — Don t Stop Til You Get Enough … Wikipedia
A New Leaf (short story) — A New Leaf is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald that published in July 1931 in the Saturday Evening Post . This short story involves characters that deal with the effects of alcohol on love, weakness, and trust. Plot Synopsis The story opens… … Wikipedia
A Good Man is Hard to Find (short story) — infobox short story | name = A Good Man is Hard to Find title orig = translator = author = Flannery O Connor country = United States language = English series = genre = Short story, Southern Gothic publisher = publication type = Collection pub… … Wikipedia
pull up short — verb stop abruptly The police car pulled up short and then turned around fast • Topics: ↑driving • Hypernyms: ↑stop, ↑halt • Verb Frames: Something s … Useful english dictionary
pull 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
