stop short

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. fiil To come to a sudden and unexpected stop, particularly while speaking or driving a vehicle.

   “He had only taken a step forward into the room when he again stopped short to exclaim.”

2. fiil To voluntarily cease an attempt to reach a certain point.

   “He stopped short of saying the story was true but accused the palace of lying when they "squashed" it.”

3. fiil To come to a stop before reaching a certain point.

   “He, too, had a split beard of the same square cut, a cleft in his chin, and a squint. His hair, his eyes, in a loose way his whole aspect, resembled the face of the khan.>br>The resemblance stopped short in the matter of the soul; for the fellow looked dreamy and kind.”