Brewer's: Fall Short of

(To). To be deficient of a supply. This is the Latin excido, to fail. To fall short of the mark is a figure taken from archery, quoits, etc., where the missile falls to the ground before reaching the mark.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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