Idiom
fall short
Meaning
To be less satisfactory than expected; to be inadequate or insufficient.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“My test results fall short of my goals.”
“The new product launch fell short of sales targets, so the company had to rethink its strategy.”
“Despite his extensive preparation and years of experience, his final performance fell short of the high standards set by his predecessors.”
Examples
simple
“My test results fall short of my goals.”
contextual
“The new product launch fell short of sales targets, so the company had to rethink its strategy.”
complex
“Despite his extensive preparation and years of experience, his final performance fell short of the high standards set by his predecessors.”
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