go short (of something)

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go short (of something)

To begin to not have enough of something; to begin to have a shortage of something. I've gone short of money this week, so can we go out to dinner next week instead?

go ˈshort (of something)

not have as much of something as you need: Give the boy some money. I don’t want him to go short.

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