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English

come short

verb

Meaning

  1. (+ of) to miss
  2. (+ of) to be inferior to

Etymology / origin

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Related words

fall short(English)go short(English)come up short(English)short(English)stop short(English)cut short(English)fail of(English)miss(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data