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
Celino	che-LEE-no (Italian), the-LEE-no (Spanish), se-LEE-no (Latin American Spanish)	Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Russell	['rʌsəl]
Africa (2)	-	Irish, Scottish
Bashe	-	Hebrew
Lasse	LAHS-se (Danish, Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Mair	MIER	Welsh