bring up with a start

bring/pull somebody up with a start

if something that someone says brings you up with a start, it surprises you and often causes you to suddenly stop what you were doing The sound of his voice pulled me up with a start.

See set the ball rolling, set tongues wagging

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sanjay	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Nepali
Zhannochka	-	Russian
Urs	UWRS	German
Dax	DAKS	English
Alden	['ɔ:ldən]
FinnagÁN	-	Irish