close but no cigar

A narrowly missed success, as in That ball was definitely out-close but no cigar. This interjection alludes to awarding a cigar to the winner of some competition, such as hitting a target. [Slang; early 1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
AlİYe	-	Turkish
Gerhard	GER-hahrt (German), KHER-hahrt (Dutch)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Ancient Germanic
SnjeŽAna	-	Croatian, Serbian
Ziauddin	-	Arabic
Holger	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Taneli	TAH-ne-lee	Finnish