close, but no cigar – English–日本語 translations

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close, but no cigar phraseologicalUnit

  /ˈkloʊs bʌt noʊ sɪˈɡɑɹ/ , /ˈkləʊs bʌt nəʊ sɪˈɡɑː/
  • used to indicate that one is almost correct or has almost succeeded, but not quite
 惜しい
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