| 单词 | close but no cigar |
| 释义 | > as lemmasclose but no cigar colloquial (originally U.S.). close but no cigar and variants: (of an attempt, etc.) falling just short of success; (of a situation, etc.) not quite as desired or anticipated. ΚΠ 1929 Princeton Alumni Weekly 2 July 1166/2 The long distance trophy [for attendance at a class reunion]..was awarded to Em Gooch who had made the trip from Lincoln, Neb. for the occasion. Several other members came close, but no cigar.] 1930 Cleveland (Ohio) Plain Dealer 6 Mar. 24/6 [Bowling] Peters..toppled the maples for 120, 100 and 100. Scott was right behind him with 113, 115 and 117. Close—but no cigar. 1952 San Francisco News 30 Oct. 31/1 Close but no cigar... Often it's a thin capricious line that separates winner from loser. 1960 San Francisco Call-Bulletin 30 July Shelly Berman's success in ‘The Mirror Under the Eagle’ at the Bucks County Playhouse brought many offers from producers who wanted him for plays next session—but no cigar. 2003 Variety 9 June 26/1 The clear ambition here is to recapture the raw, explosively violent atmosphere of such hallmark 1970s shockers as ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ and ‘The Hills Have Eyes’. Nice try, but no cigar. < as lemmas |
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