Fall short of and Fall short

Fall short of

Fall short of verb - Fail to satisfy, as of expectations, for example.

Fall short and fall short of are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fall short" instead a verb "Fall short of".

Fall short

Fall short verb - Fail to meet (expectations or standards).

Fall short of and fall short are semantically related. You can use "Fall short of" instead a verb phrase "Fall short".
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