stop short of doing

stop short of doing something

not to go as far as doing something. Fortunately Bob stopped short of hitting Tom. The boss criticized Jane's work but stopped short of firing her. Jack was furious but stopped short of hitting Tom.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sidney	SID-nee	English
Praise	PRAYZ	English (Rare)
Min	meen (Korean)	Chinese, Korean
MÜMİN	-	Turkish
Mairead	-	Scottish
Ugo	-	Italian