stop short of
成語所屬單字stop
stop short of — 慣用語
1. to almost do something but decide not to do it at the last moment
1.慣用語
釋義
差一點做；臨時收手
to almost do something but decide not to do it at the last moment
例句
Hiroshi stopped short of telling his boss what he really thought about the decision.
The government stopped short of banning the protest but placed strict limits on it.