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go short
phrasemainly UK
to not have something, especially when it is something you need in order to live: （尤指生存必需品）缺少，缺乏
go short (of)My parents didn't have much money, but they made sure we didn't go short (of anything).我父母并没有多少钱，但他们总是确保我们不会缺衣少食。
Pensioners are going short this winter as they struggle to pay heating costs.
Troops are going short of food while waiting for the supply lines to re-open.
Though workers are struggling, the ruling classes certainly won't go short during austerity.
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