Fail to meet (expectations or standards).

synonym: come short.

Roget 651: be imperfect etc. adj.; have a defect etc. n.; lie under a disadvantage; spring a leak.    not pass muster, barely pass muster; fall short etc. 304.   

Roget 304: 303, come short of, fall short of, stop short of, come short, fall short, stop short; not reach; want; keep within bounds, keep within the mark, keep within the compass.    break down, stick in the mud, collapse, flat out [U.S.], come to nothing; fall through, fall to the ground; cave in, end in smoke, miss the mark, fail; lose ground; miss stays.    ... show more

Dutch: afvallen, tegenvallen