go short(of)
have less of…than one should or than one would wish to比某人应有的或希望有的少;匮缺;缺乏
He never allowed his wife to go short of anything she wanted.他从不让妻子缺少她所需要的任何东西。
I don't want you to go short of money in order to lend me what I need.我不希望你因为借钱给我而缺钱花。
If you take more than your fair amount of apples someone else will have to go short.如果你拿的苹果比你应得的多,那么别人就会少得了。