little short of

Significado

1. little / nothing short of sth

   used when you are saying that sth is almost true, or is equal to sth

   Last year's figures were little short of disastrous.

En las películas · 16

• You're a little short on sympathy.The World According to Garp1982
• I'm sorry for any delay, but we're a little short tonight.Ratatouille2007
• I've tried to write a little. Short stories.Can You Ever Forgive Me?2018
• Well, um... Shit. I'm a little short on armor, you know?Wind River2017
• My beard is a little shorter in this video 'cause I filmed it a couple weeks ago.Bo Burnham: Inside2021
• The Louvre was closed, France needed money, and so I bought myself a little short-term loan.Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery2022
• -I'm a little short. -He's a little short.Tooth Fairy2010
• - That little short bitch from Jersey Shore. - Yeah!The Other Guys2010

Apréndela en escenas completas

• Can You Ever Forgive Me?2018
  • Lee Meets Jack Hock
  • Lee Asks to Be Paid in Cash
  • Lee Tells Jack Her Secret
• Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery2022
  • The Puzzle Box Invitation
  • Miles Welcomes the Group to His Island
  • Miles's Disruption Dinner Speech

De la misma entrada

• a brick short of a load, two sandwiches short of a picnic
• get the short end of the stick
• give short shrift
• have on a short fuse
• in short order
• in the short run
• in short supply
• make short work of
• short and sweet
• life's too short
• to cut a long story short
• full measure