| 释义 | short of somethingidiom
 not having enough of something:
 I’m a little short of cash right now, so I can’t lend you anything.
 She ran a little farther and then stopped, feeling short of breath (= felt as if she did not have enough air).
 Short of something also means not including something:
 There must be some punishment you can give him short of expelling him from school.
 
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