fall short of

Idioms and Phrases

Prove inadequate or insufficient. For example, His skills fell short of the required standard . [Late 1500s]

Example Sentences

He appeared to fall short of the 50 votes needed in the body, though it would not have voted until after Trump takes office on 20 January.

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Paul Fleming, general secretary of arts union Equity, agreed that new opera productions and engagement programmes in Manchester were welcome, but said "it falls short of a season at the scale audiences deserve".

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A child is considered stunted when they fall short of the expected height for their age - a clear sign of critical nutritional gaps.

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But the party fell short of a majority and entered into negotiations with Fine Gael, who led the then-outgoing government, and the Green Party.

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"While we anticipated a challenging environment in 2024, our performance so far this year has fallen short of expectations," Mr Kempczinski said while discussing the firm's latest update for investors.

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