take someone up short (English, verb)
expansion: take someone up short (third-person singular simple present takes someone up short, present participle taking someone up short, simple past took someone up short, past participle taken someone up short)
Senses:
glosses: To check someone or give them a curt answer.
tags: dated
Forms:
form: takes someone up short
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: taking someone up short
tags: participle
present
form: took someone up short
tags: past
form: taken someone up short
tags: participle
past