English / proverb
A Miss Is as Good as a Mile
MEANING IN ENGLISH
A narrow failure is still a failure; whether you miss by an inch or by a mile, the result is identical
In context
01
The ambulance arrived two minutes after the patient stopped breathing, proving bitterly that a miss is as good as a mile.
02
In humanitarian logistics, missing a flight connection by ten seconds means relief stalls, for a miss is as good as a mile.
Synonyms
close doesn't cut it,a failure is a failure,narrow miss is still a miss
Antonyms
close enough,partial victory,acceptable margin
Collocations
bitter truth that a miss is as good as a mile,show that a miss is as good as a mile,remind that a miss is as good as a mile