stop short of a place

stop short of a place

not to go as far as something. The bus stopped short of the end of the road. The speeding car stopped short of the sidewalk where children were playing.

See also: of, place, short, stop

Common Names:

Name	Gender	Pronounced	Usage
Vulcan		VUL-kən (English)	Roman Mythology
Pope		[pu:p]
Sawyer		SOI-ər, SAW-yər	English (Modern)
Achebe		['a:tʃeibei]
Jayadev		-	Indian, Kannada
Selvaggia		-	Italian

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