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What does stop short of doing something mean?
What does stop short of doing something mean?
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Could you give me some examples? @signmake
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It means you are almost at the point of doing something but at the last moment you don't. You stop short.
"I had an argument with a guy at the bar last night but I stopped short of punching him in the nose."
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- Russian
is it another meaning? Does this expression have multiple meanings? @HebrewDane
- English (US)
@ZainabBBag Not really. It means to stop right before you complete an action. Like in the example I gave.
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- Russian
- English (US)
Do you have a sentence? Here are some other examples
The golf ball stopped just short of the hole.
She told him she cared for him but stopped short of saying “I love you.”
The president gave a powerful foreign policy speech denouncing the Russian invasion of Ukraine but he stopped short of declaring war.
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- Russian
This was an example. You know I would do anything to support you. Short of cancelling my training session at the gym
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@newenglandgenie
- English (US)
@ZainabBBag This means I would do anything for you, but not if it means cancelling my training session.
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