fall short

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fall short

to lack something; to lack enough of something, such as money, time, etc. We fell short of money at the end of the month. Tom fell short of cash and had to borrow from me.

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For tell me, sirs, if you have ever reflected upon it, by how much do those who have gained by war fall short of the number of those who have perished in it? Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context How far I have succeeded in this good attempt, I shall submit to the candid reader, with only two requests: First, that he will not expect to find perfection in this work; and Secondly, that he will excuse some parts of it, if they fall short of that little merit which I hope may appear in others. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context He would have had his hand chopped off before he would have allowed himself by a word, by a hint, to humiliate her, or even to fall short of the fullest respect a woman could look for. Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context			fall into the trap of fall into the wrong hands fall off fall off off the radar fall off perch fall off the map fall off the wagon fall on fall on deaf ears fall on face fall on hard times fall on knees fall on stony ground fall on sword fall out fall out of bed fall out of favor fall out of love fall out with fall outside fall over fall over backwards fall over oneself fall overboard fall prey to fall short fall short of fall short of goal fall through fall through the cracks fall through the floor fall to fall to pieces fall toward fall under fall under spell fall within fallen falls on deaf ears false false move falter in fame familiar familiar with Familiarity breeds contempt familiarize with family family that prays together stays together famous last words fan			fall prevention behavior Fall Prevention Device fall prey to fall prey to fall prey to fall prey to fall prey to Fall Protection Work Plan Fall River Fall River Fall River Animal Clinic Fall River Celebrates America Fall River County Fall River County, SD Fall River County, South Dakota Fall River Decorative Arts Fall River Educator's Association Fall River Entrance Fall River Heritage State Park Fall River Housing Authority Fall River Mills Fall River Muncipal Credit Union Fall River Office of Economic Development Fall River Police Department Fall River Public Schools Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative Fall River State Park Fall River Visitors Center Fall River Wild Rice fall short fall short of fall short of fall short of goal fall short of the goal fall short of the record fall sick Fall streaks Fall Symposium Series fall through fall through fall through fall through fall through fall through the cracks fall through the cracks fall through the cracks fall through the cracks fall through the cracks fall through the floor fall through the net fall through the net fall through the net fall through the net fall through the net fall thru Fall time Fall time fall to fall to fall to

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