Conversation started May 3, 2013 at 11:15.
Meysam
Meysam
May 3, 2013 11:15
I know the meaning of "stop short of doing something" as described here: idioms.thefreedictionary.com/stop+short+of
but what's the meaning of "short of doing sth"?
"I don't think you can do much for people who aren't interested, short of paying them extra for doing so or making it mandatory."
user19161
@Meysam It sort of means like "anything lesser than that".
user19161
"Short of deleting his account, there was no way he could keep off the site."
Meysam
Meysam
@JasperLoy Is this idiom different from "stop short of doing something"? I could not find it mentioned anywhere.
user19161
@Meysam Well, "stop short of doing something" has the stop in front, so it means stop before that thing.
user19161
The meaning is as in the dictionary, slightly different.
user19161
May 3, 2013 11:25
"He stopped short of deleting his account."
user19161
means he did not delete it in the end.
 
Conversation ended May 3, 2013 at 11:26.