little short of

釋義

1. little / nothing short of sth

   可以說是；無異於；近乎

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

   Last year's figures were little short of disastrous.去年的數字簡直是災難。

電影裡這樣說 · 16 部

• I've tried to write a little. Short stories.Can You Ever Forgive Me?2018
• I'm sorry for any delay, but we're a little short tonight.Ratatouille2007
• You're a little short on sympathy.The World According to Garp1982
• The Louvre was closed, France needed money, and so I bought myself a little short-term loan.Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery2022
• Well, um... Shit. I'm a little short on armor, you know?Wind River2017
• Pictures of women with little tight short Stories tooThe Island2005
• -I'm a little short. -He's a little short.Tooth Fairy2010
• - That little short bitch from Jersey Shore. - Yeah!The Other Guys2010

在完整場景裡學

• 你能原諒我嗎？2018
  • 酒吧裡被舊識搭訕：a dead giveaway（一眼就露餡的破綻）
  • 賣信要現金，求預支被拒：play the game（按圈裡的規矩來）
  • 酒吧裡被追問秘密：Spill the beans（把秘密說出來）
• 利刃出鞘：抽絲剝繭2022
  • 眾人破解木盒邀請：no filter（不過濾）
  • 登島赴宴排場十足：the odd man out（格格不入的那個）
  • 晚宴上安迪當眾拆臺：shake things up（攪動局面）

同一詞條的短語

• 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