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What does 'fall short of' mean?



 
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What does 'fall short of' mean? #1 (permalink) Sun Mar 30, 2008 3:42 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? #2 (permalink) Sun Mar 30, 2008 4:02 am   What does 'fall short of' mean?
 

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Fall short of = not quite attain/reach/achieve.
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