bring up short

bring somebody 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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Iosue	-	Biblical Latin
Mcgraw	[mə'grɔ:]
Takondwa	tah-KON-dwah	Southern African, Chewa
Anke	AHN-kə	Low German, Dutch
Baker	['beikə]
Mitsuko	mee-tsoo-ko	Japanese