Come up short
Fall short and come up short are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fall short" instead a verb phrase "Come up short".
Fall short
Fall short verb - Fail to meet (expectations or standards).
Come up short and fall short are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Come up short" instead a verb phrase "Fall short".
Related pairs
- miss and come up short
- miss and fall short
- drop and come up short
- drop and fall short
- decline and come up short
- decline and fall short
- give up and come up short
- give up and fall short
- fall and come up short
- fall and fall short
- go down and come up short
- go down and fall short
- lose and come up short
- lose and fall short
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