差一点儿没做某事;险些做出某事
stop short of sth / of doing sth
to be unwilling to do sth because it may involve a risk, but to nearly do it
She stopped short of calling the president a liar.她差一点儿没说总统是骗子。
释义来自《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第 9 版