come up short

短语

词形变化

came up short comes up short 三单 comes up short coming up short coming up short 现在分词 came up short 过去式

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of fall short.

    They kept coming up short every time they closed out the register.

    The register kept coming up short every time they closed it out.

    She fished in her purse for more quarters but came up short.