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单词 come up short
释义

come up short

English

Verb

come up short (third-person singular simple present comes up short, present participle coming up short, simple past came up short, past participle come up short)

  1. Synonym 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.

See also

  • come out ahead
  • come away with (an outcome or lesson)
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