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- bring up short
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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Dorka | | - | Hungarian |
| Caitlin | | KAHT-leen (Irish), KAYT-lin (English) | Irish, English |
| Allon | | AHL-ən (English) | Biblical |
| Dunya | | - | Russian |
| Ichiro | | ee-chee-ṙo: | Japanese |
| Kumari | | - | Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Telugu |