Close-but-no-cigar Definition

phrase
(idiomatic) That's almost correct, but not quite.
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Origin of Close-but-no-cigar

  • From the practice of giving cigars as prizes at carnivals in the US in the 19th century; this phrase would be said to those who failed to win a prize.

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