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come short1Fail to reach a goal or standard: we’re so close to getting the job done, but we keep coming up short...- Sin is falling short of the standard set by God: ‘All have sinned and come short of the glory of God’.
- Failing to do so, a church ‘will both fail to develop its people and come short of a world opportunity.’
- The US business is still poor and is likely to have come short of the targets but they've continued to win new customers in the UK and have two new power plants on stream.
1.1South African Get into trouble: if you try to trick him you’ll come short...- You work your own hours and have lots of time to practice ice-hockey but you have to be very disciplined or you'll come short.
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