no cigar
Used to indicate that one is not correct or has not succeededUsed to indicate that one is not correct or has not succeeded.
» Close, but no cigar.
Dicht vorbei ist auch daneben.
Meaning
1 senses(colloquial, idiomatic)Used to indicate that one is not correct or has not succeeded.
Examples
2 sentencesClose, but no cigar.
deDicht vorbei ist auch daneben. — Sprachritter
Nice try, but no cigar.
Origin
See close, but no cigar.See close, but no cigar.
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