bring up short (English, verb)
expansion: bring up short (third-person singular simple present brings up short, present participle bringing up short, simple past and past participle brought up short)
Senses:
glosses: To arrest (someone or something's) forward motion; to halt before a goal is reached.
glosses: To startle or interrupt (someone), causing them to stop or reevaluate what they are doing.
tags: figuratively
Forms:
form: brings up short
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: bringing up short
tags: participle
present
form: brought up short
tags: participle
past
form: brought up short
tags: past