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pull someone up short
idiom
to surprise someone, often so that that person stops what they are doing: 使（某人）惊呆
Seeing her picture in the paper pulled me up short.在报纸上看到她的照片时我惊呆了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Surprising and shocking
against all expectationsphrase
amaze
amazing
amazingly
astonish
dumbfounding
dumbfoundingly
dynamite
earth-shaking
earth-shattering
one for the booksidiom
pull
pull something out of the bag/hatidiom
raise (a few) eyebrowsidiom
reality check
turn up (somewhere)
turn-up for the book(s)idiom
unbelievable
walk
walk in on someone
pull up short
idiom
to stop suddenly in a vehicle: 突然停车
A dog suddenly ran across the road and I had to pull up short.一只狗突然横穿马路，我只好猛踩刹车。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
On the road: driving & operating road vehicles
aquaplaning
back someone up
biting point
boxed in
branch off
chauffeur
gun
handle
lock
platooning
pull
pull someone up
push start
range anxiety
reverse
road rage
skid
speeding
standing
the RAC
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