miss is as good as a mile, a



miss is as good as a mile, a

Coming close to success but failing is no better than failing by a lot, as in He was beaten by just one vote, but a miss is as good as a mile. This proverbial expression, first recorded in 1614, is a shortening of the older form, "An inch of a miss is as good [or bad] as a mile of a miss."
See also: good, miss

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Simen-Norwegian
Jehonaye-HAWN-ahAlbanian
StevenSTEEV-ən (English), STAY-vən (Dutch)English, Dutch
CÉSaire-French
Desdemonadez-də-MON-ə (English)Literature
Mikumee-kooJapanese