BRING YOU UP SHORT

Meaning of BRING YOU UP SHORT in English

cause you to stop and think, rebuke you

When I began to criticize Jan, Mother brought me up short.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

BRING YOU UP SHORT — cause you to stop and think, rebuke you When I began to criticize Jan, Mother brought me up short.
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHORT — I. ˈshȯ(ə)r]t, -ȯ(ə)], usu ]d.+V\ adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English short, shert, from Old English scort, sceort; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRING — ˈbriŋ verb ( brought ˈbrȯt, usu -ȯd.+V ; or nonstandard brung ˈbrəŋ ; also brang ˈbraŋ, -aiŋ ; or brought·en …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — — shortness , n. /shawrt/ , adj., shorter, shortest , adv., n., v. adj. 1. having little length; not long. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BRING — — bringer , n. /bring/ , v.t., brought, bringing . 1. to carry, convey, conduct, or cause (someone or something) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHORT — I. ˈshȯrt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sceort; akin to Old High German scurz short, Old Norse skortr …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BRING — verb ( brought ˈbrȯt ; bring·ing ˈbriŋ-iŋ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bringan; akin to Old High German bringan …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
SHORT — noun a summary account. 2. short ·noun short, inferior hemp. 3. short ·noun breeches; shortclothes. 4. short ·noun a short …
Webster English vocab
BRING — vt to convey; to move; to carry or conduct. 2. bring ·vt to produce in exchange; to sell for; to …
Webster English vocab
SHORT — [short] adj [ME, fr. OE sceort; akin to OHG scurz short, ON skortr lack] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having little …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BRING — [bring] vb brought ; bring.ing [ME, fr. OE bringan; akin to OHG bringan to bring, W hebrwng to accompany] vt …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHORT — / ʃɔːt; NAmE ʃɔːrt/ adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective ( short·er , short·est ) LENGTH / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BRING — / brɪŋ; NAmE / verb ( brought , brought / brɔːt; NAmE /) COME WITH SB / STH 1. bring …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHORT — I. short 1 S1 W1 /ʃɔːt $ ʃɔːrt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative shorter , superlative shortest ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BRING — bring S1 W1 /brɪŋ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle brought /brɔːt $ brɒːt/) [transitive] [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BRING — v.tr. (past and past part. brought) 1 a come conveying esp. by carrying or leading. b come with. 2 cause …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BRING — v.tr. (past and past part. brought) 1 a come conveying esp. by carrying or leading. b come with. 2 cause …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1. a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
Oxford English vocab
BRING — v.tr. (past and past part. brought) 1. a come conveying esp. by carrying or leading. b come with. 2 cause …
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHORT — I. ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB USES /ʃɔ:(r)t/ ( shorter, shortest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BRING — ( brings, bringing, brought) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BRING — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES add/give/bring a new etc dimension to sth ▪ Digital cameras have added a new dimension …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UP — Synonyms and related words : above, abovestairs, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, add to, addition, advance, against, aggrandize, aggrandizement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BRING — Synonyms and related words : accompany, accomplish, achieve, advance, affect, afford, allure, amount to, assume, attend, attract, be sold, bear, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BRING — v. bring about bring around bring down bring forth bring in bring off bring out bring up
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
UP — INDEX: 1. moving up to a higher place 2. looking, facing, or pointing upwards 3. to move upwards through the …
Longman Activator English vocab
SHORT — INDEX: short/not long 1. short in length or distance 2. when something you say or write is short 3. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
SHORT — n. 25B6; adjective a short piece of string : SMALL, little, tiny; informal teeny. short people : SMALL, little, petite, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BRING — v. 25B6; verb he brought over a tray : CARRY, fetch, bear, take; convey, transport; move, haul, shift. Philip brought …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHORT — adj. 1 small, little, slight, petite, diminutive, wee, tiny, elfin, minuscule; midget, dwarfish, squat, dumpy, runty, stubby, stunted, Colloq pint-sized, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BRING — v. 1 carry, bear, fetch, get, take; deliver Don't forget to bring some wine home for dinner tonight 2 lead, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BRING — verb 1 BAD : Would you like me to bring you home? GOOD : Would you like me to take …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
UP — 1. нареч. 1) вверх по, по направлению к 2) вдоль по; вглубь 3) против (течения, ветра и т. п.) 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHORT — 1. прил. 1) а) короткий, недлинный short legs ≈ короткие ноги a short road ≈ недлинный путь short way off …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BRING — гл., прош. вр и прич. пр. вр. - brought 1) приносить, привозить; приводить; доставлять (куда-л. - to) They are going …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHORT — 1. ʃɔ:t n 1. краткое содержание; суть in short - вкратце, короче говоря, одним словом for short - для краткости, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BRING — bring.ogg brıŋ v (brought) I 1. 1> приносить bring your books with you - принесите с собой книги bring me …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHORT — short прил.1) а) короткий, недлинный short legs — короткие ноги a short road — недлинный путь short way off — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SHORT — 1. ʃɔ:t n 1. краткое содержание; суть in short - вкратце, короче говоря, одним словом for short - для краткости, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BRING — v (brought) I 1. 1> приносить bring your books with you - принесите с собой книги bring me a cup, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SHORT — 1. прил. 1) а) короткий, недлинный short legs — короткие ноги a short road — недлинный путь short time ago …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BRING — гл. , прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - brought 1) приносить, привозить; приводить; доставлять ( куда-л. - to ) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
UP
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SHORT — 1. прил. 1) а) короткий, недлинный short legs — короткие ноги a short road — недлинный путь short time ago — недавно short way off — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BRING — гл., прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - brought 1) приносить, привозить; приводить; доставлять (куда-л. - to) They are going to bring …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
UP — 1. _adv. 1> указывает на нахождение наверху или на более высокое положение; наверху; выше; high up in the air - …
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