Short of (= besides) → außer (+dat); it truly is absolutely nothing short of theft → das ist glatter Diebstahl; nothing at all short of a revolution can … → nur eine Revolution kann …; it’s very little short of madness → das grenzt an Wahnsinn; it’s very little short https://madbookmarks.com/story19579273/the-smart-trick-of-short-that-nobody-is-discussing