Close, but No Cigar
What Does "Close, but No Cigar" Mean?
"Close, but no cigar" is an English idiom. It means "nearly correct or successful, but not quite."Examples in Sentences
Here are three examples of the idiom "close, but no cigar" used in a sentence:- Your guess was close, but no cigar.
- We almost clinched the deal—close, but no cigar.
- She was close to setting a new record, but no cigar this time.
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