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Cindy le Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

What is the meaning?

I don't understand the meaning of ' we are a cup short' in this sentence
' We shall have to use that glass as we are a cup short.'
Please help me. Thank you.
  

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g. five cups and six people).

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  • five cups and six people).
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We have one cup fewer than we need (e.g. five cups and six people).
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Thank you, GPY. I understand it now.
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Cindy le' We shall have to use that glass as we are a cup short.'
"short" means "lacking, missing."

Mother couldn't make the cake because she was short of sugar, a half-cup short to be precise.
He could not take his usual two-week holiday. He was short on leave days.

see entries 7, 8 and 9
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Thank you, Alphecca. It's really useful for me.
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