Question

what is the meaning of the phrase "stopped short of retaliating

Answer 1

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• What is the meaning of the phrase "stopped short of retaliating"?

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• Stopped short of retaliating - If you stop short of doing or saying something, you decide not to do or say it although you almost do.

• To stop or be stopped just before doing or reaching something.

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• He was about to say something, then stopped short.

• I stopped short of telling him the truth.

• I had to slam on the brakes when the car in front of me stopped short.

Answer 2

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