close only counts in horseshoes

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Referring to the game of horseshoes.

Proverb

close only counts in horseshoes

  1. Coming close to achieving a goal is not good enough.
    Synonyms: a miss is as good as a mile, nearly never bulled a cow
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