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idiompull/bring yourself up short BrEBrEto almost say or think something and then stop yourself, because what you were going to think or say was secret, unsuitable, offensive etc :"Why did you let them use the ship?" asked D'Arcy before pulling himself up short in case he revealed that he knew the ship was carrying drugs.Another Saturday night spent listening to the rain, thought Laura miserably, and then brought herself up short and tried to be more rational.
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