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Idioms and Phrases

The equivalent of, the same as, as in His accusation is nothing short of slander . This term is slightly stronger than little short of , meaning “almost the same as,” as in Her claim is little short of stupid . The first term dates from about 1800, the second from about 1830. Also see short of .

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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