fall short of
From LSJ
τραχὺς ἐντεῦθεν μελάμπυγός τε τοῖς ἐχθροῖς ἅπασιν → he is a tough black-arse towards his enemies, he is a veritable Heracles towards his enemies
English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)
ἐλλείπειν, ὑστερίζειν, ὑστερεῖν, ἡσσᾶσθαι, λείπεσθαι
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