U.S. Weighs Rescue of Mortgage Giants
Jane Campion's awards-tipped The Power of the Dog was adapted from a 1967 novel by Thomas Savage (Credit: Netflix)
Senior government officials prepared emergency steps yesterday to rescue troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac but stopped short after a campaign of public statements eased immediate concerns about the stability of the institutions.
(By Jeffrey H. Birnbaum and Neil Irwin, The Washington Post)
short (EARLY)
adverb
before the arranged or expected time or place:
We had to cut short our holiday (= finish it early) because Richard was ill.
We wanted to explain the plans fully, but the chairman stopped us short, as there were other important matters to discuss.
(By Jeffrey H. Birnbaum and Neil Irwin, The Washington Post)
Christmas Candle Sets Recalled
verb -pp-
1 [I or T] to (cause to) move so that one side is higher than another side:
The table tipped and all our drinks fell on the floor.
If you put too many books on one end of the shelf, it'll tip up.
Don't tip your chair back like that, you'll fall.
2 [I] If something tips over from something into something else, it stops being the first thing, and becomes the second:
At various points in the play, the action tips over from comedy into farce (= stops being amusing and becomes ridiculous).
tip (sth/sb) over phrasal verb [M]
to (cause to) fall over onto one side:
Be careful not to tip that cup of coffee over.
short (EARLY)adverb
before the arranged or expected time or place:
We had to cut short our holiday (= finish it early) because Richard was ill.
We wanted to explain the plans fully, but the chairman stopped us short, as there were other important matters to discuss.
-tippedin British English
(tɪpt)
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