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Pull up short

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    Synonym of bring up short. transitive
  2. 2
    stop abruptly wordnet
  3. 3
    To be overwhelmed or dumbfounded by events. intransitive

    "Deborah Kerdeman asks us to prepare for the occasions on which we will be “pulled up short.”"

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