bring up short

[jacver54]

Hello,
could you, please, tell me what this expression means :
"This brought Jacquot up short"

Thanks a lot

[DBP]

Hello,
could you, please, tell me what this expression means :
"This brought Jacquot up short"

Thanks a lot

'bring sb up short' means to cause sb to stop what they doing or saying.

A: He was bragging, telling me yet again how he was the savior of the Berfeld's contract. I simply said, "You're a major bullshitter".

B: Whoa, I bet that brought him up short.

A: Like he'd hit a wall.

[jacver54]

Thank you!