close, but no cigar

idiom

variants or close but no cigar

—used to say that a guess was almost correct or that an effort was almost sufficient

Quick: What country jails the most journalists? If you guessed China, you were close, but no cigar.

Dexter FilkinsIt was close but no cigar for Cincinnati as they fell 13-16 to Pittsburgh. — CBSSports.com"… on Friday, it was close but no cigar for the Dow hitting 18,000. In fact, it got within 10 points of hitting that psychological milestone. …"

Alison KosikThen last year I reviewed a new, much smaller … headphone, … and while it was awfully good, it wasn't in the league of those aforementioned very best full-size headphones. Close, but no cigar.

Steve Guttenberg

单词	close, but no cigar
释义	close, but no cigar idiom variants or close but no cigar —used to say that a guess was almost correct or that an effort was almost sufficient Quick: What country jails the most journalists? If you guessed China, you were close, but no cigar. Dexter FilkinsIt was close but no cigar for Cincinnati as they fell 13-16 to Pittsburgh. — CBSSports.com"… on Friday, it was close but no cigar for the Dow hitting 18,000. In fact, it got within 10 points of hitting that psychological milestone. …" Alison KosikThen last year I reviewed a new, much smaller … headphone, … and while it was awfully good, it wasn't in the league of those aforementioned very best full-size headphones. Close, but no cigar. Steve Guttenberg
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