/ · 1894 Brewer’s · F · Fall Short of (To)
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To be deficient of a supply. This is the Latin excĭdo, to fail. To fall short of the mark is a figure taken from archery, quoits, etc., where the missile falls to the ground before reaching the mark.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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