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词组 bring someone up short
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Idiom
bring someone up shortbring (someone) up short
to cause someone to suddenly stop what they are doing.
A sharp stab of pain in my right knee brought me up short.

bring (one) up short

To cause one to abruptly stop doing something. The sudden blaring of the alarm brought me up short on my way down the hall. News of the reduction in funding brought our researchers up short.

bring (or pull) someone up short

make someone check or pause abruptly.
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