LL12

Not to have enough—for example, of money needed to pay for something: “I’m fifty cents ________ of the price.”

SHORT904
SHY108
LACKING30
LACK8
NR6
LIGHT4
OFF3
UNDER3
BEHIND2
LACK FIFTY CENTS2
LOW2
AIN’T GOT IT ALL1
DIFFERENCE1
HALF OF THE PRICE1
HARD UP1
I’M FLAT1
I’M LACKING FIFTY CENTS1
I’M NOT BROKE, I’M JUST BADLY BENT1
IN THE RED1
JUST FRESH OUT OF IT1
LACK FIFTY CENTS HAVING ENOUGH TO PAY FOR IT1
LACKING FIFTY CENTS1
LITTLE SHORT1
MY FUNDS ARE SHORT1
OUT1
SCANT1
WITHIN FIFTY CENTS OF IT1

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