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Close, but no cigar [klos...]

  1. phr.
    Close, but not close enough to win a prize! : Close, but no cigar! Give it another try.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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close but no cigar

A narrowly missed success, as in That ball was definitely outclose but no cigar. This interjection alludes to awarding a cigar to the winner of some competition, such as hitting a target. [Slang; early 1900s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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