Come up short

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbSynonym of fall short.

"They kept coming up short every time they closed out the register.; The register kept coming up short every time they closed it out.; She fished in her purse for more quarters but came up short."

Synonyms

end off miss the bus shortify leap at come in useful come at a cost go a cropper count upon walk tall wait upon aim for the sky nail it

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