short of something meaning
[American idiom]
not having enough of something.
• I wanted to bake a cake, but I was short of eggs.
• Usually at the end of the month, I'm short of money.
not having enough of something.
• I wanted to bake a cake, but I was short of eggs.
• Usually at the end of the month, I'm short of money.
- nothing short of something: [American idiom]mo ...
- stop short of something: [American idiom]no ...
- for short: Adverb: for short& ...
Examples
More: Next- I think we have fallen far short of something where we have serious threats,
- We're always short of something.
- "I've felt frustrated that what is out there falls short of something satisfying.
- The school record is 44 straight, and nothing short of something cruel and unusual will keep Finn from breaking it.
- Short of something dramatic like that, Dukakis and others wonder, is there much reason for anybody to be listening?
