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
Alene-English
Sinclair['siŋklɛə]
Michelmee-SHEL (French), MI-khel (German)French, German, Dutch
Shanthi-Tamil, Indian, Malayalam, Kannada
JussiYOOS-seeFinnish
ManfredMAHN-fret (German, Polish), MAHN-frət (Dutch)German, Dutch, Polish