fall short of (one's) goal

To fail to meet or reach a goal, especially by a narrow margin or degree. Ugh, I fell just short of my goal of getting straight A's this semester. Our team has fallen short of our quarterly sales goal for the third time in a row.

fall short of one's goal(s)

and fall short of the goal(s); fall short of the record

to fail to achieve a goal. We fell short of our goal of collecting a thousand dollars. Ann ran a fast race, but fell short of the record.

词组	fall short of (one's) goal
释义	fall short of (one's) goal fall short of (one's) goal To fail to meet or reach a goal, especially by a narrow margin or degree. Ugh, I fell just short of my goal of getting straight A's this semester. Our team has fallen short of our quarterly sales goal for the third time in a row. See also: fall, goal, of, short Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. fall short of one's goal(s) and fall short of the goal(s); fall short of the record to fail to achieve a goal. We fell short of our goal of collecting a thousand dollars. Ann ran a fast race, but fell short of the record. See also: fall, goal, of, short McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: fall short of goal goal an own goal wrong-foot score an own goal win the battle, but lose the war mission creep cross the aisle kill kill time, a couple of hours, etc.
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