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What does 'fall short of' mean?



 
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What does 'fall short of' mean? Sun Mar 30, 2008 4:42 am  What does 'fall short of' mean?		  
Please read the sentence below:
"Most of the bands we've heard recently have fell short of our expectation"
Would you please tell me the meaning of ''fell short of..''
Thanks in advance.
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What does 'fall short of' mean? Sun Mar 30, 2008 5:02 am  What does 'fall short of' mean?		  
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Fall short of = not quite attain/reach/achieve.
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