close but no cigar (クロースバットノーシガー)

Idiom Success and Failure

Signification

Almost correct or successful but not quite

Traduction de la signification

ほぼ正解または成功したが、完全には至らなかった

hobo tadashii, matawa seikō shisōde shinai

Used to describe a situation where someone was close to achieving something but ultimately failed

He was close to winning the competition, but close but no cigar.

彼は競争に勝つのに近かったが、完全ではなかった。

kare wa kontesuto ni kachi-sōdatta ga, oshiku mo maketa.

to hit or push with the head or horns; to strike forcefully

To shut something (verb); near in space or relationship (adjective).

used to give a negative response or to show disagreement

To change the way past events are interpreted or remembered.

honest and straightforward; without cheating

to delay taking action or making a response

to praise or congratulate someone for doing something well

A person with two very different sides to their personality.

receiving public attention