close, but no cigar

成語所屬單字cigar

close, but no cigar — 慣用語

1. Used to say that someone's attempt or guess was almost correct but not quite suc

1.慣用語
釋義

差一點就對了,但還是沒成功

Used to say that someone's attempt or guess was almost correct but not quite successful.

例句

Maya's answer was close, but no cigar for the final question.

Did Diego guess the right number? Close, but no cigar.