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
Alphaios-Biblical Greek
Stefaniaste-FAH-nyah (Italian), ste-FAHN-yah (Polish)Italian, Polish
Betharibe-TAH-reeIndonesian, Javanese
AliÉNora-lye-NOR (French)Occitan
'El'azar-Biblical Hebrew
Elea-English