Except; but; without resorting to; up to the point of.
He tried everything short of lending her the money himself.
Insufficiently equipped with.
He's a nice person, but a bit short of brains.
Less than.
An Olympic athlete cannot perform at any level short of world-class.
Bring home a wife to your house when you are of the right age, while you are not far short of thirty years nor much above; this is the right age for marriage. Hesiod
Jealousy is never satisfied with anything short of an omniscience that would detect the subtlest fold of the heart. George Eliot
However far modern science and techniques have fallen short of their inherent possibilities, they have taught mankind at least one lesson; nothing is impossible. Lewis Mumford
If you're short of trouble take a goat. Finnish Proverb
A lazy messenger is not short of excuses. Yiddish Proverb
It is better to have bread left over than to run short of wine. Spanish Proverb