English-Finnish translations for close, but no cigar

Definition of close, but no cigar

  • That's almost correct, but not quiteNo need for so much verbiage: you almost won, and with a little more effort a win is in your grasp; said to a person in order to encourage them to attempt a game or similar activity again. Used to indicate that a guess or attempt was good, or close, but not correct. The implication is that a miss, no matter how close it was, is still a miss, and in reality no better than any other miss.

Examples

  • It was close but no cigar for Johnny as he came second once again
  • ref=[https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/close-but-no-cigar?q=close%2C+but+no+cigar], Cambridge Dictionary.

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