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!
See also: come, short

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
EdwardED-wərd (English), ED-vahrt (Polish)English, Polish
Aurea-Late Roman
ChrystalKRIS-təlEnglish
Raimonds-Latvian
JuditYOO-deet (Hungarian)Hungarian, Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
LazarLAH-zahr (Russian, Serbian, Croatian)Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian