close but no cigar (クロース バット ノー シガー)

Idiom Success and Failure

Значение

Almost correct or successful but not quite
Перевод значения
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

Использование

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

Примеры предложений

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.

Похожие слова

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

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