英语词汇“close but no cigar”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	close but no cigar
释义	close but no cigar said to someone to mean that they have failed in what they were trying to achieve or make you believe It was a case of close but no cigar for a group of illegal immigrants interceptedby customs officials on their way to the train station. Examples of 'close but no cigar' in a sentence close but no cigar And in first place, not the mobile phone - certainly close, but no cigar. The Sun (2013) So, will it be a case of close but no cigar? The Sun (2010) A case of close, but no cigar, and there was to be another twist. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Or is it a case of close - but no cigar? The Sun (2014) Anyway, our point is: close, but no cigar. Times, Sunday Times (2016) A tempting buy, or close but no cigar? Times, Sunday Times (2012) As his fellow countrymen are fond of saying: close, but no cigar. Times, Sunday Times (2007) It was close ... but no cigar. The Sun (2012) Close but no cigar is not good enough; the sky is too dark to see the silver lining. Times, Sunday Times (2016)
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close but no cigar