| 词汇 | fall-short |
| 释义 | fall shortidiom C1 to fail to reach an amount or standard that was expected or hoped for, causing disappointment: 未达到数量（或要求） August car sales fell short of the industry's expectations.8月汽车销量未达到业界的期望。 to not work or happen as intended failWe tried our best, but ultimately the project failed. fall apartThings were going smoothly until we hired him, and now everything is falling apart. fall to piecesThe plan has potential, but unless we proceed carefully, it could fall to pieces. fall throughOur plans to visit fell through at the last minute. crackThe Liberal Party is cracking under the pressure of these allegations. Failing and doing badly abjectly at-risk backbencher balls (something) up be on your beam endsidiom blow (someone/something) up bomb egg flog a dead horseidiom flop flub flunk out founder fray around/at the edgesidiom mess running on emptyidiom sclerotic screw screw (something) up sign someone's death warrant You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Scarce, inadequate and not enough fall short | American Dictionaryfall shortidiom to not reach a desired amount or standard: They needed 60 votes to pass the bill, but they fell short by 12 votes. |
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