Idiom: Fall ShortCheck definitions of...fallshortMeaningsHow to pronounce "fall short":AU Your browser does not support the audio element. to be less satisfactory than expected; to be inadequate or insufficientA-Z Proximitiesfall on one's swordfall on someone's neckfall outfall overfall seven times, stand up eight fall short falling outfall throughfall through the cracksfall victimfalse alarmSimilar Idiomsfall shorta day late and a dollar shorta short drop and a sudden stopdown to the short strokesdraw the short strawfew sandwiches short of a picnichave someone by the short and curlieshave someone by the short hairsin short trousersin the short runlife is too shortlong story shortmake short work ofone brick short of a full loadshort end of the stickshort fuseshort hairsshort leashshort of a lengthshort on looksSimilar Phrasesfall shortfall short offall apartfall armywormfall asleepfall awayfall in lovefall intofall backfall behindfall cankerwormfall dandelionfall downfall over backwardsfall equinoxfall flatfall guyfall infall in linefall into place