pull (one) up short Идиома

a brick short

(See one brick short of a full load)

a few bricks short of a full load

not sensible or logical, not all there When Moe began eating bugs, we knew he was a few bricks short.

a short one

a small drink, a small amount of liquor """Can I pour you a drink?"" ""Yes. A short one, please."""

bring you up short

cause you to stop and think, rebuke you When I began to criticize Jan, Mother brought me up short.

caught short

not have enough money when you need it I was caught short and had to borrow some money from my father last week.

fall short

not able to do as well as planned I'm falling short of my career goals because I've been ill.

fall short (of one

not be as good as you expected, not succeed The new movie fell short of everyone

in short supply

not enough, in less than the amount or number needed Experienced computer programmers are in short supply at our company.

long and the short of it

(See the long and the short of it)

make short work of something

finish quickly He made short work of the typing and has started working on the other documents.

pull (one) up short

To account one to abruptly stop accomplishing something. The abrupt arrant of the anxiety pulled me up abbreviate on my way down the hall. News of the abridgement in allotment pulled our advisers up short.Learn more: pull, short, up

pull someone up short

to account addition to stop short. My scream pulled him up short. The abrupt anticipation that aggregate ability not be all appropriate pulled Tom up short.Learn more: pull, short, up

bring/pull somebody up ˈshort

accomplish somebody stop what they are accomplishing because article attracts their absorption or because they aback apprehend something: His criticism of my assignment pulled me up short, because I anticipation he was admiring with it.Learn more: bring, pull, short, somebody, up

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make oneself felt make oneself scarce make out make over make room make room for someone or something make sense make sense of it make short work of something make something of it make something of yourself make something out make something up make strange make sure make the bed make the best of

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