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pull up short
pull up short
pull
someone
up short
to cause someone to stop short.
My scream pulled him up short.
The sudden thought that everything might not be all right pulled Tom up short.
See also:
pull
,
short
,
up
pull
somebody
up short
if something pulls someone up short, they suddenly stop what they are doing, especially because they are very surprised
Seeing her picture in the paper pulled me up short.
(
American
)
See also:
pull
,
short
,
up
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Claudette
klo-DET
French
Roma (1)
-
Russian
Rodrigo
ro-DREE-go
(Spanish, Italian)
, roo-DREE-goo
(Portuguese)
Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Galician
Ivory
IE-və-ree, IEV-ree
African American
Ionathan
-
Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Tama
-
Maori
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