fall short
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Sense: v.
Synonyms:
fail Collocations, be deficient, be lacking
Sense: idiom
Synonyms:
not reach, be unsuccessful, be inadequate, fall down, fail Collocations, miss Collocations, be a failure, not succeed, lose out, go down, not make it, not measure up, not pass muster, not compare, not be up to the task, be insufficient, not be enough, be found wanting, be disappointing, disappoint Collocations, fall shy, fall through, have nothing on (slang), not suffice, stop short, lack Collocations


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