pull up short

verb — 2 senses

pull up short

verb

1

Synonym of bring up short.

2

Human sciences, Psychology, Sciences To be overwhelmed or dumbfounded by events.

Deborah Kerdeman asks us to prepare for the occasions on which we will be “pulled up short.”2015, Mary Jo Hinsdale, Mutuality, Mystery, and Mentorship in Higher Education, page 99:

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