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Close but no cigar

Very nearly right, but not quite.

English

Close but no cigar

Tiếng Việt

Suýt nữa thì trúng.

Gần đúng nhưng vẫn chưa đúng.

Examples

  • Your answer was close but no cigar.
  • They lost by one point — close but no cigar.

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