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to fall short
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to fail to reach a particular standard or expectation because of insufficiency
Example
Despite studying all night, she fell short in the final exam.
I will likely fall short of meeting the deadline.
I fell short of my target last month.
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Despite studying all night, she fell short in the final exam.
I will likely fall short of meeting the deadline.
I fell short of my target last month.
Her efforts to reconcile with her friend fell short when he refused to forgive her.
Achieving total equality and fairness is an utopian goal that any real-world system will fall short of to some degree, critics responded.
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