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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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COMING UP SHORT

Hi,
I would like to know the exact meaning of this COMING UP SHORT here on this paragraph:

'But even the money they were giving me wasn't enough. I still found myself COMING UP SHORT.'

Thanks in advance, Jo.
  

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I think it simply means not having enough money.

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  • I think it simply means not having enough money.
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I think it simply means not having enough money.
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AnonymousHi, I would like to know the exact meaning of this COMING UP SHORT here on this paragraph: 'But even the money they were giving me wasn't enough. I still found myself COMING UP SHORT.' Thanks in advance, Jo.
come up: to be in a particular state at the end of a process, activity, or period of time
I've spent two hours polishing the table,
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