fall short

fall short
Synonyms and related words:
be disappointing, be found wanting, be inferior, be insufficient, collapse, come short, crash, decline, fail, fail of, fall, fall away, fall dead, fall down, fall flat, fall in, fall shy, fall stillborn, fall through, fizzle, fizzle out, follow, go to smash, go wrong, have nothing on, kick the beam, lack, lag, lose ground, miss, miss out, miss the mark, not answer, not approach, not bear inspection, not come near, not compare, not hack it, not make it, not make out, not measure up, not pass muster, not qualify, not stretch, not suffice, peter out, play second fiddle, rank under, run short, serve, slump, stop short, subserve, turn sour, want

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую
Synonyms:

Look at other dictionaries:

  • 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 — ► fall short (of) 1) (of a missile) fail to reach its target. 2) be deficient or inadequate. Main Entry: ↑fall …   English terms dictionary

  • fall short of — ► fall short (of) 1) (of a missile) fail to reach its target. 2) be deficient or inadequate. Main Entry: ↑fall …   English terms dictionary

  • fall short — index fail (lose), lack, require (need) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • fall short — verb fail to meet (expectations or standards) (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑come short • Hypernyms: ↑disappoint, ↑let down • Verb Frames: Something s …   Useful english 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

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”