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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
Euanthe-Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
HarveyHAHR-veeEnglish
Damyan-Bulgarian
Tovi-Biblical Hebrew
NÁNdor-Hungarian
Gaye (1)GAYEnglish
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