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FALL SHORT

Pronunciation (US):

• FALL SHORT (verb)
The verb FALL SHORT has 1 sense:

1. fail to meet (expectations or standards)

Familiarity information: FALL SHORT used as a verb is very rare.

• FALL SHORT (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Fail to meet (expectations or standards)

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Synonyms:

come short; fall short

Hypernyms (to "fall short" is one way to...):

disappoint; let down (fail to meet the hopes or expectations of)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

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(English proverb)
"Even a small mouse has anger."
(Native American proverb, tribe unknown)
"The living is more important than the dead."
(Arabic proverb)
"Little by little the measure is filled."
(Corsican proverb)

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