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  1. come up short: Merriam-Webster
  2. come up short: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  3. come up short: Wiktionary

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  1. come up short: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (come up short)

▸ verb:  Synonym of fall short

Similar:
end off, miss the bus, shortify, leap at, come in useful, come at a cost, go a cropper, count upon, walk tall, wait upon, more...

Opposite:
succeed, achieve, accomplish, fulfill, meet

Types:
fail, not succeed, not meet goal, not reach objective, more...

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Similar:
end off, miss the bus, shortify, leap at, come in useful, come at a cost, go a cropper, count upon, walk tall, wait upon, more...

Opposite:
succeed, achieve, accomplish, fulfill, meet

Types:
fail, not succeed, not meet goal, not reach objective, more...



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