pull up short en · VERB
Meanings
- (transitive) Synonym of bring up short.
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(intransitive) 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pulled up short | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pulled up short | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| pulling up short | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pulls up short | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |