come short — не хватать
run short — кончаться; кончиться
English-Russian base dictionary . 2014.
fall short — {v.} To fail to reach (some aim); not succeed. * /His jump fell three inches short of the world record./ * /The movie fell short of expectations./ Contrast: MEASURE UP … Dictionary of American idioms
fall short — {v.} To fail to reach (some aim); not succeed. * /His jump fell three inches short of the world record./ * /The movie fell short of expectations./ Contrast: MEASURE UP … Dictionary of American idioms
fall short of — fall short (of (something)) to not reach an amount or standard. Earnings from the farmer s market fell short of what we had expected. Your behavior the other night fell short … New idioms dictionary
fall short — (of (something)) to not reach an amount or standard. Earnings from the farmer s market fell short of what we had expected. Your behavior the other night fell short … New idioms dictionary
fall short of — (something) if something falls short of a particular level or standard, it does not reach it. Sales for the first half of the year fell short of the target … New idioms dictionary
fall short (of) — 1》 (of a missile) fail to reach its target. 2》 be deficient or inadequate. → fall … English new terms dictionary
fall short — index fail (lose), lack, require (need) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fall short — v. (D; intr.) to fall short of (they fell short of their goal) * * * (D; intr.) to fall short of (they fell short of their goal) … Combinatory dictionary
fall short — to not reach a particular level or to fail to achieve something that you were trying to do fall short of: The party is likely to fall short of a parliamentary majority … English dictionary
fall short of — • be short of • fall short of to be less than needed, wanted or expected; to lack smth; to not be enough (shortfall) … Idioms and examples
fall short — we sincerely hope that our fund raising efforts will not fall short Syn: be deficient, be inadequate, be insufficient, be wanting, be lacking, disappoint; informal not come up to scratch, not come up to snuff … Thesaurus of popular words
