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词汇 close, but no cigar
释义
Idiom
close, but no cigar
almost but not exactly what you had hoped for or wanted.
Vince never got that big win he wanted — it was always close but no cigar.
Etymology: from games of skill or chance in which the person who won would get a cigar as a prize
idiomclose, but no cigarspoken said when the answer to a question is almost correct, but is not exactly right, or when you almost achieve what you wanted but did not quite do it:"I'd guess there are about 300." "Close, but no cigar. The actual number is 349."When asked about the air strikes, a spokesman for the Pentagon replied, "Close, but no cigar."
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