Fall short of
Prove inadequate or insufficient. For example, His skills fell short of the required standard. [ Late 1500s ]
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/fəˈlʊdʒə/ noun 1. a town in central Iraq, about 60 km W of Baghdad; a centre of resistance against the US-led invasion of Iraq, from 2003. Pop: 223 000 (2005 est)
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verb phrase (Variations: by or down or out may replace up) To come for a visit; arrive: The bash is in the basement, Dad. Fall up anytime (1930s+ Black)
- Fall-webworm
noun 1. See under . [web-wurm] /ˈwɛbˌwɜrm/ noun 1. the larva of any of several moths, as Hyphantria cunea (fall webworm) or Loxostege similalis (garden webworm) which spins a over the foliage on which it feeds.
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