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
Edie	EE-dee	English
Alyson	AL-i-sən	English
Mercedes	mer-THE-dhes (Spanish), mer-SE-dhes (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Samuels	['sæmjuəlz]
Tosia	TAW-shah	Polish
Deborah	['debərə]