Close only counts in horseshoes



Close only counts in horseshoes (and hand grenades).

Prov. Coming close but not succeeding is not good enough. I came close to winning the election, but close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
See also: close, count

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Oz (2)-Hebrew
ThÉOte-OFrench
Hyeon-Uhyun-ooKorean
EncarnaciÓNen-kahr-nah-THYON (Spanish), en-kahr-nah-SYON (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Veremund-Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Dardan-Albanian