close, but no cigar in Irish
close, but no cigar in Irish is ní fearr Éire ná orlach.
close, but no cigar in Irish
ní fearr Éire ná orlach
(idiomatic, originally, US, colloquial) Used to indicate that one is almost correct or has almost succeeded, but not quite. [from early 20th c.]
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"close, but no cigar" in Irish is ní fearr Éire ná orlach.
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