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short on

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The universe is not short on wake-up calls. We're just quick to hit the snooze button. Brené Brown

Short on glamour and long on tragedy. Quentin Reynolds

The cabman looked at the pieces of silver, which, appearing very minute in his big, grimy palm, symbolised the insignificant results which reward the ambitious courage and toil of a mankind whose day is short on this earth of evil. Joseph Conrad

Although emotionally delicate and eminently bruisable, teenagers are short on empathy. That comes later in life, if it comes at all. Stephen King

The abilities of man must fall short on one side or the other, like too scanty a blanket when you are abed. If you pull it upon your shoulders, your feet are left bare; if you thrust it down to your feet, your shoulders are uncovered. Thomas Paine

Long on hair, short on brains. French Proverb

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