Wednesday, February 3, 2016

fall short

fall short (of)

phrase of fall

1.

(of a missile) fail to reach its target.

figurative

be deficient or inadequate; fail to reach a required goal.

"the total vote fell short of the required two-thirds majority"

synonyms:be deficient, be inadequate, be insufficient, be wanting, be lacking, disappoint; More

informalnot come up to scratch,not come up to snuff

"we sincerely hope that our fundraising efforts will not fall short"

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