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
JevgĒŅIjs-Latvian
JÓZsuaYO-zhoo-awHungarian
Georgie['dʒɔ:dʒi]
MalachiMAL-ə-kie (English)Hebrew, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
YakovYAH-kahf (Russian)Hebrew, Russian, Bulgarian
Bachelet[batʃelet]