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Verb: fall short of
  1. Fail to satisfy, as of expectations, for example

Derived forms: falling short of, fallen short of, fell short of, falls short of

Antonym: fulfill [N. Amer]

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fall into
fall into place
Fall of man
Fall of Man
fall off
fall open
fall out
fall over
fall over backwards
fall short
fall short of
fall through
fall to pieces
fall under
fall upon
fall webworm
Falla
fallacious
fallaciously
fallaciousness
fallacy