fall short
English
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Verb
fall short (third-person singular simple present falls short, present participle falling short, simple past fell short, past participle fallen short)
- (idiomatic) to be less satisfactory than expected; to be inadequate or insufficient
Usage notes
Usually used with preposition of.
Derived terms
- short-fall, shortfall
- fall short of
Translations
to be less satisfactory than expected; to be inadequate or insufficient
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See also
- fall short to
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