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What is the structure of "stop short of conflict"?
Is it "stop + short of conflict" or "stop short + of conflict"?

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In this case, "short" is an adverb, modifying the verb "stop" (and stop short is itself an idiom), while "of conflict" is an adverbial prepositional phrase modifying "short."

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