Would Stop Short of?
If You Stop Short of Doing or Saying Something, You Decide Not to Do or Say It Although You Almost Do: I Stopped Short of Telling Him the Brutal Truth. What...
If you stop short of doing or saying something, you decide not to do or say it although you almost do: I stopped short of telling him the brutal truth.
What does it mean to stop short of?
: to stop or be stopped just before doing or reaching something I had to slam on the brakes when the car in front of me stopped short. He was about to say something, then stopped short.
What does just short of mean?
"Just short of" means "a little bit less than." 99 is just short of 100.
James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.
