Idioms

stop short of (doing something)
to not go as far as to do something
We stopped short of asking the secretary to leave although she continued to make mistakes with her work.

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  • stop, look, and listen
  • stop-and-go
  • straight from the horse's mouth
  • straight from the shoulder
  • straight out
  • straighten (something) up or straighten up (something)
  • straighten out (someone or something) or straighten (someone or something) out
  • strapped for cash
  • straw that breaks the camel's back
  • stretch one's legs
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  • put all one's eggs in one basket
  • beat one's head against the wall
  • able to breathe easily again
  • frighten the living daylights out of (someone)
  • go back on one's word
  • over the short run/haul
  • take on (someone) or take (someone) on
  • in a bind
  • cock-and-bull story
  • all right


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