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come short
come short
To disappoint. To not meet certain expectations or goals. I came short on my sales goal this month, which is really disappointing. I know I was supposed to run a full mile. I didn't want to come short, but I was going to collapse if I didn't take a break!
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Eirene | | - | Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek |
| Vinay | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil |
| Ibraheem | | - | Arabic |
| Victorino | | beek-to-REE-no (Spanish) | Spanish, Portuguese |
| Iokua | | - | Hawaiian |
| Gunter | | - | German |