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：2025/12/05
take someone up short
Verb
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Japanese Meaning
ぶっきらぼうに返事をする、急に厳しい言い方で相手を叱る。 / （相手に）急に厳しい口調で応じる、解答する。
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ past ）
（ participle past ）
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(dated) To check someone or give them a curt answer.
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take someone up short
When I tried to suggest a new approach, Sarah took me up short with a curt 'We've tried that before'.
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When I tried to suggest a new approach, Sarah took me up short with a curt 'We've tried that before'.
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