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<!-- (Audio) Maria: We're quite short on a few roles, which makes it hard to meet the new deadline. -->

--instructions--

Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.

--fillInTheBlank--

--sentence--

We're quite BLANK on a few roles, which makes it hard to meet the new deadline.

--blanks--

short

--feedback--

This means not having enough of something that is needed.

--explanation--

To be short on something means to not have enough of it, causing difficulties. For example:

We're short on time, so we need to finish quickly. - This means there is not enough time to complete everything.

--scene--

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