Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taken someone up short

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.92 in modern English

Syllables
tak-en -some-one up short
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

past participle of take someone up short

Questions

What does taken someone up short mean?
past participle of take someone up short

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