pull up with a startbring/pull (someone) up with a start
if something that someone says brings you up with a start, it surprises you and often causes you to suddenly stop what you were doing.
The sound of his voice pulled me up with a start.
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pull (one) up with a start
To cause one to abruptly stop doing something. The sudden blaring of the alarm pulled me up with a start on my way down the hall.News of the reduction in funding pulled our researchers up with a start.