fall far short 意味

• 程遠｛ほどとお｝い
  

例文

1. michinaga was of large-hearted and pleasant character , and according to a story of his youth his father , kaneie , envying fujiwara no kinto , a talented son of kanpaku yoritada , said with a sigh of grief to his sons , ' my sons fall far short , they won ' t even be able to step on (kinto ' s ) shadow .'
   道長は豪爽な性格で、若い頃の話として父・兼家が才人である関白頼忠の子の藤原公任を羨み、息子たちに「我が子たちは遠く及ばない、（公任の）影を踏むこともできまい」と嘆息した。