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
Kassia	KA-shə	English (Rare)
ŠTefan	-	Slovene, Slovak, Croatian
Cupid	KYOO-pəd (English)	Roman Mythology
Tucker	TUK-ər	English (Modern)
Annis	['ænis]
Kearns	[kɜ:nz]