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
Mathilda	mə-TIL-də (English, Swedish)	English, Swedish, Ancient Germanic
Light	[lait]
Nikolett	-	Hungarian
Maqsud	-	Arabic, Urdu
Alvis	-	Norse Mythology
Milodrag	-	Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)