@theidiomsdaily: 🆕 ORIGIN: Originating in the U.S., this English idiom likely dates back to the early 1900s, referencing fairground and carnival games where cigars were the prize. It signified a near-win but ultimate failure. 🚬🎯🙅♂️ The earliest known written instance is from a May 18, 1929, headline in the Long Island Daily Press, which read “Close; But No Cigar” in reference to Hugo Straub's consecutive second-place finishes in two presidential races. The expression subsequently gained popularity across the country. 🆕 ALTERNATIVES: - "Nice try, but not quite" - "'Almost’ doesn't count" - "Nearly made it" Let's reinforce! Come up with a sentence incorporating this idiom and share it in a comment. Like if you find the content helpful!❤️ Follow us for more English idioms daily! — #english #englishspeaking #englishlearning #englishteacher #englishvocabulary #englishwords #englishtips #englishgrammar #英語 #ingles #ingilizce #английский #inglés #inglese #angielski #ingilizceögreniyorum #ingilizceogren #americanenglish #britishenglish #learnenglish #ieltspreparation #vocabulary #englishidioms #phrasalverbs #aprenderingles #studyenglish #speakenglish #англійськамова #naukaangielskiego #językangielski
The phrase comes from early 20th-century carnival games, where cigars were often given as prizes. If a contestant almost won but didn’t quite make it, they’d be told, **"Close, but no cigar!"**
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Sabrina :
any arabs here
2025-05-16 14:20:30
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nuyh4986 :
hello. which movie is the second one?
2025-05-15 14:16:40
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krimmy :
Can you add the meaning of the phrase.
2025-07-26 08:09:02
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Claudia :
Dear whoever runs this account, no one is reading a research paper in the description panel.😮💨
2025-05-17 19:50:49
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شعر و قصائد :
The phrase comes from early 20th-century carnival games, where cigars were sometimes given as prizes. If someone nearly won but didn’t quite meet the requirement, they wouldn’t get the cigar — hence, "close, but no cigar."
2025-07-09 06:31:09
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Carlos Garcia23576 :
close but no cigar = casi casi ( spanish )/ por un pelo de rana .
2025-05-15 06:21:41
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no way :
woah i didnt even realize that was a saying
2025-07-28 05:46:59
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ㅤ :
Meaming it's almost but not quite successful
2025-05-15 12:33:13
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pfizzza :
In Australia we say, close but no banana 😂
2025-05-18 19:17:40
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Hisgraceoverme :
Mike’s results came out today, close but no cigar
2025-06-06 22:37:39
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🧩The Effective EXIT Manual🩺✨ :
Translation :- It didn’t cut it
2025-05-17 03:27:50
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THE WEDDING MC - HUNGARY :
They were contemplating for a long time to come to Budapest for their wedding. They went to Paris in the last moment. Close but no cigar
2025-05-15 11:05:32
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Мурзилка :
Jesus is risen
2025-05-19 11:52:05
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Jekowww :
alsmot is never enough, but its not even started yet
2025-05-16 06:15:50
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🃏 :
I know this from Christian Allister (loml)
2025-05-15 17:21:57
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sandesh Thapa :
gg ff player!
2025-05-17 01:53:25
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Sara :
My 9th grade math teacher used to say this and now I quote it too because of him 😂
2025-05-21 15:45:07
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eccessiveconsonanti :
I'm here I think because of the song "no cigar" by Rancid
2025-05-15 17:59:44
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Ko Gyi :
Bravo 👍👍👍👍👍
2025-05-16 04:47:31
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Isi Aguilar :
is a reference to something or what?
2025-05-16 00:06:09
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