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stop short

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stop short
to stop walking suddenly. Lucy stopped short in amazement.
See also: short, stop
stop short
to stop suddenly. She ran toward him but stopped short when she saw the gun.
Related vocabulary: stop (dead) in your tracks
See also: short, stop


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I don't wish to raise false hopes or false fears; I wish to stop short at the opinion I have given already.
No Name by Collins, Wilkie View in context
I shall stop short here, and say to him, 'You can't miss your way in the dark now--I will go back.
Miss or Mrs.? by Collins, Wilkie View in context
But, in England, enthusiasm does not stop short with mere words.
Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context
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