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short of Sep 21st 2011, 11:28 Preposition: constructions like "X short of a Y" ← Older revision Revision as of 11:28, 21 September 2011 Line 10: Line 10: # {{idiomatic}} [[less|Less]] than. # {{idiomatic}} [[less|Less]] than. #: ''An Olympic athlete cannot perform at any level '''short of''' world-class.'' #: ''An Olympic athlete cannot perform at any level '''short of''' world-class.'' - + # (jocular, in constructions like "X short of a Y", e.g. "[[a few sandwiches short of a picnic]]" or "a few cards short of a full deck") mentally unsound, [[insane]] ====Translations==== ====Translations==== {{trans-top|except}} {{trans-top|except}}

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