English Explanatory Dictionary

a miss is as good as a mile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. A failure remains a failure, regardless of how close to success one has actually come.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-a miss is as good as a mile.wav

Word forms

a miss is as good as a mile

Synonyms

almost doesn't count close, but no cigar close only counts in horseshoes
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