bring/pull (someone) 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.

• raise the stakes
• raise the tone
• raise your game
• raise your hackles
• raise your hand against
• raise your hand against someone
• raise your hand to
• raise your hand to someone
• rake in
• rake in something
• rake-off
• rake over the ashes
• rake over the coals
• ram down someone's throat
• ram down throat
• ramp up
• ramp up something
• ram something down someone's throat
• ram something down throat
• rank-and-file
• rank and file
• rap across the knuckles
• rap knuckles
• rap on the knuckles
• rap over the knuckles