SHORT OF (DOING) STH


Meaning of SHORT OF (DOING) STH in English

without sth; without doing sth; unless sth happens :

Short of a miracle, we're certain to lose.

Short of asking her to leave (= and we don't want to do that) there's not a lot we can do about the situation.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.