short of

Phrase

 * 1) Except; but; without resorting to; up to the point of.
 * He tried everything short of lending her the money himself.
 * 1) Insufficiently equipped with.
 * He's a nice person, but a bit short of brains.
 * 1) Less than.
 * An Olympic athlete cannot perform at any level short of world-class.

Usage notes

 * "Short of" is often used in full-deckisms such as "a few sandwiches short of a picnic" (i.e. "foolish" or "insane"). See a few X short of a Y in Appendix:English snowclones.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * French: de
 * Galician:
 * German: knapp mit, Mangel an (haben)
 * Hungarian: szűkében van, ,
 * Plautdietsch:
 * Polish:
 * Scottish Gaelic: gann de
 * Welsh: