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Verb: fall short  fol short
  1. Fail to meet (expectations or standards)
    - come short

Derived forms: fallen short, falling short, fell short, falls short

Type of: disappoint, let down

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fall in line
fall in love
fall into
fall into place
Fall of Man
fall off
fall open
fall out
fall over
fall over backwards
fall short
fall short of
fall through
fall to pieces
fall under
fall upon
fall webworm
Falla
fallacious
fallaciously
fallaciousness