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nearly never won the race
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Proverb
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nearly
never
won
the
race
(
Ireland
)
Near enough is not good enough.
Synonyms:
nearly never bulled a cow
,
close only counts in horseshoes
,
a miss is as good as a mile
,
almost doesn't count
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close, but no cigar
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