English Explanatory Dictionary

nearly never won the race

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. Near enough is not good enough.

Word forms

nearly never won the race

Synonyms

nearly never bulled a cow close only counts in horseshoes a miss is as good as a mile almost doesn't count

Related words

close, but no cigar
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