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Fall short

//fɔl ʃoɹt// verb

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  1. 1
    To be less satisfactory than expected; to be inadequate or insufficient. idiomatic

    "I did my best, but fell far short of the score cutoff."

  2. 2
    fail to meet (expectations or standards) wordnet

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