to surprise someone, often so that that person stops what they are doing غافلگیر /شوکه کردن کسی، اغلب به طوری که آن شخص از انجام کاری که انجام می دهد دست بردارد. Seeing her picture in the paper pulled me up short. ... [مشاهده متن کامل]
Her rude comment pulled me up short and I couldn't help but gasp. * The teacher's stern look pulled the students up short and they immediately stopped talking. * The discovery of the missing money pulled the company up short and forced them to investigate.
