close only counts in horseshoes
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Etymology
Referring to the game of horseshoes.
Proverb
close only counts in horseshoes
- Coming close to achieving a goal is not good enough.
- Synonym: a miss is as good as a mile
See also
- nearly never bulled a cow (Ireland, dated)
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