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fall short
idiom
C1
to fail to reach an amount or standard that was expected or hoped for, causing disappointment: 未达到数量（或要求）
August car sales fell short of the industry's expectations.8月汽车销量未达到业界的期望。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to not work or happen as intended
failWe tried our best, but ultimately the project failed.
fall apartThings were going smoothly until we hired him, and now everything is falling apart.
fall to piecesThe plan has potential, but unless we proceed carefully, it could fall to pieces.
fall throughOur plans to visit fell through at the last minute.
crackThe Liberal Party is cracking under the pressure of these allegations.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Failing and doing badly
abjectly
at-risk
backbencher
balls (something) up
be on your beam endsidiom
blow (someone/something) up
bomb
egg
flog a dead horseidiom
flop
flub
flunk out
founder
fray around/at the edgesidiom
mess
running on emptyidiom
sclerotic
screw
screw (something) up
sign someone's death warrant
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Scarce, inadequate and not enough
fall short | American Dictionary
fall short
idiom
to not reach a desired amount or standard:
They needed 60 votes to pass the bill, but they fell short by 12 votes.
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