Aamir Tariq
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When we say "fall short of" or "fall short by" something, we always mean we lack something that we are supposed to have.
Now
When we say, when somebody falls short of something, does it means he falls short of something?
And when we say, when somebody falls short by something, does it means he falls short of a quantity/number of something as in the example below?
The humanitarian organization fell short of funds for the rehabilitation of flood victims, so they decided to raise more money but at the end of the day they fell short by two hundred thousand dollars.
And can we replace "fall' by "run" in both the cases?
We ran short of money.
We ran short by two hundred dollars. However, "fell short by" sounds more natural to me in this case?Regards,
Aamir the Global Citizen
Now
When we say, when somebody falls short of something, does it means he falls short of something?
And when we say, when somebody falls short by something, does it means he falls short of a quantity/number of something as in the example below?
The humanitarian organization fell short of funds for the rehabilitation of flood victims, so they decided to raise more money but at the end of the day they fell short by two hundred thousand dollars.
And can we replace "fall' by "run" in both the cases?
We ran short of money.
We ran short by two hundred dollars. However, "fell short by" sounds more natural to me in this case?Regards,
Aamir the Global Citizen