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close, but no cigar phraseologicalUnit

  /ˈkloʊs bʌt noʊ sɪˈɡɑɹ/ , /ˈkləʊs bʌt nəʊ sɪˈɡɑː/
  • (idiomatic, originally, US, colloquial) Used to indicate that one is almost correct or has almost succeeded, but not quite. [from early 20th c.]
 nära skjuter ingen hare
close but no cigar
nära skjuter ingen hare
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