Not to have enough—for example, of money needed to pay for something: “I’m fifty cents ________ of the price.”
| SHORT | 904 |
| SHY | 108 |
| LACKING | 30 |
| LACK | 8 |
| NR | 6 |
| LIGHT | 4 |
| OFF | 3 |
| UNDER | 3 |
| BEHIND | 2 |
| LACK FIFTY CENTS | 2 |
| LOW | 2 |
| AIN’T GOT IT ALL | 1 |
| DIFFERENCE | 1 |
| HALF OF THE PRICE | 1 |
| HARD UP | 1 |
| I’M FLAT | 1 |
| I’M LACKING FIFTY CENTS | 1 |
| I’M NOT BROKE, I’M JUST BADLY BENT | 1 |
| IN THE RED | 1 |
| JUST FRESH OUT OF IT | 1 |
| LACK FIFTY CENTS HAVING ENOUGH TO PAY FOR IT | 1 |
| LACKING FIFTY CENTS | 1 |
| LITTLE SHORT | 1 |
| MY FUNDS ARE SHORT | 1 |
| OUT | 1 |
| SCANT | 1 |
| WITHIN FIFTY CENTS OF IT | 1 |
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