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Innertide Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Shy of graduation

hi
I came across the term " shy of graduation " in a text i was reading earlier.
I was wondering what it means.
thanks in advance.

innertide
  

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X shy of Y At a distance of X from Y, usually when the distance is small. The concept is one of "lacking some small but necessary amount or number". two courses shy of graduation ~ lacking two courses required for graduation five seconds shy of the winner ~ the winner arrived five seconds earlier at the finish line three eggs shy of a dozen ~ nine eggs CJ

— CalifJim

  • X shy of Y At a distance of X from Y, usually when the distance is small.
  • The concept is one of "lacking some small but necessary amount or number".
  • two courses shy of graduation ~ lacking two courses required for graduation five seconds shy of the winner ~ the winner arrived five seconds earlier at the finish line three eggs shy of a dozen ~ nine eggs CJ
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X shy of Y

At a distance of X from Y, usually when the distance is small. The concept is one of "lacking some small but necessary amount or number".

two courses shy of graduation ~ lacking two courses required for graduation
five seconds shy of the winner ~ the winner arrived five seconds earlier at the finish line
three eggs shy of a dozen ~ nine eggs

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CalifJimX shy of YAt a distance of X from Y, usually when the distance is small. The concept is one of "lacking some small but necessary amount or number".two courses shy of graduation ~ lacking two courses required for graduationfive seconds shy of the winner ~ the winner arrived five seconds earlier at the finish linethree eggs shy of a dozen ~ nine eggsCJ
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