come short

Thesaurus

Verb

come short - fail to meet (expectations or standards)fall shortdisappoint, let down - fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage"

come short

To disappoint. To not meet certain expectations or goals. I came short on my sales goal this month, which is really disappointing. I know I was supposed to run a full mile. I didn't want to come short, but I was going to collapse if I didn't take a break!See also: come, short

come ˈshort

(South African, informal) have an accident; get into trouble: Kim broke her collarbone and Lisa and a couple others also came short. ♢ We’ve seen a lot of IT companies come short through aggressive expansion.See also: come, short

come short

verb

Synonyms for come short

verb fail to meet (expectations or standards)

Synonyms

fall short

Related Words

disappoint
let down

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