English Explanatory Dictionary

close only counts in horseshoes

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. Coming close to achieving a goal is not good enough.

Word forms

close only counts in horseshoes close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades close only counts in horseshoes and darts

Etymology

Referring to the game of horseshoes.

Synonyms

a miss is as good as a mile nearly never bulled a cow

Related words

close enough for horseshoes and hand grenades
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