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原来要学习的表达是 close, but no cigar。这个表达的意思是在做事情的时候，差那么一点就成功了。Here are some examples.

Examples

A: How old do you think I am?

B: 36?

A: Nope – 35. Close, but no cigar.

Five of my numbers came up in the lottery. Close, but no cigar.

They hit the post in the last second of the game. Close, but no cigar!

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So, there we go. If someone almost succeeds, but doesn't quite, we can say to them 'close, but no cigar.'

Right, well, you can put that cigar away now we've finished.

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Actually, it's a really good one – shame to waste it.

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Uh oh!

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