VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Close, But No Cigar

Meaning:

You are very close but not quite correct.

Examples:

  • Close, but no cigar.
  • Close, but no cigar.
  • Close, but no cigar.
  • Close, but no cigar.
  • Close, but no cigar.
  • The "close, but no cigar" deal with Angel.
  • Close, but no cigar.
  • Ah. Close, but no cigar.
  • Close, but no cigar what's your name, sweetheart?
  • Close, but no cigar.

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