short: be short on

»Short peo­p­le may be short on brains, stu­dy says: A stu­dy by Edin­burgh University’s Insti­tu­te of Gene­tics and Mole­cu­lar Medi­ci­ne sees a “small” link bet­ween height and intelligence.«
CNET.com

»You’­re very short on looks / Dumb, when it comes to books«
Bil­lie Holi­day, »My Sweet Hunk O’ Trash«
John­son / Mil­ler © 1949

»Are Mil­len­ni­als Real­ly “Short on Brains” or Are We Just Too Old to Under­stand Them?«
lin­ke­din

 »Short on cash but not on stan­dards. So this month the hubs­ter and I are a litt­le short on cash.« 
seriouseats.com

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