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Idioms and Phrases
The equivalent of, the same as, as in His accusation is nothing short of slander . This term is slightly stronger than little short of , meaning “almost the same as,” as in Her claim is little short of stupid . The first term dates from about 1800, the second from about 1830. Also see short of .Advertisement
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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