a few timbits short of a dozen

My cousin ate all the timbits and now he’s a few timbits short of a dozen.

She said she’d bring timbits, but she brought a bagel instead.

He tried to pretend he had a full dozen, but his mouth was full of crumbs.

He had to split a dozen timbits with his brother, so now he’s a few timbits short of a dozen.

She had to buy one timbit and call it a day.

He asked for a dozen, but the cashier said he only had money for eight.

He was eating timbits while walking and dropped half of them.

She tried to fit all the timbits in her mouth at once and lost a few.

He had a dozen, but now he’s a few timbits short of a dozen because he ate them all in one go.