short of

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short of

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Except; but; without resorting to; up to the point of. He tried everything short of lending her the money himself.
Insufficiently equipped with. He's a nice person, but a bit short of brains.
Similar: pushed
Less than. An Olympic athlete cannot perform at any level short of world-class.

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phrase insufficiently equipped with

Français	à court de
Deutsch	knapp mit, Mangel an (haben)

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@misc{short_of_2026,
  title = {short of},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/short%20of},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}