close, but no cigar in Swedish
close, but no cigar in Swedish is nära skjuter ingen hare.
close, but no cigar in Swedish
nära skjuter ingen hare
(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 Swedish is nära skjuter ingen hare.
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