close but no cigarre
1. close, but not quite.(the most commonly used one)
2. fall just short of a successful outcome and get nothing for your efforts.
origin: the phrase, and its variant ‘nice try, but no cigar’, are of us origin and date from the mid-20th century. fairground stalls gave out cigars as prizes, and this is the most likely source, although there’s no definitive evidence to prove that.
good guy: i’ve finally solved your riddle! it’s 52!
bad guy: close but no cigarre! it’s 68!
good guy: you b-st-rd!
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