English / proverb
Close Only Counts in Horseshoes
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Coming close to achieving a goal is still failure; nearly succeeding is not enough.
In context
01
He had nearly enough cash to prevent foreclosure, but close only counts in horseshoes.
02
We almost secured the poverty relief grant, but remember that close only counts in horseshoes.
Synonyms
almost is not enough,a miss is as good as a mile,nearly does not count
Antonyms
a win is a win,exact success,absolute triumph
Collocations
remember close only counts in horseshoes,say close only counts in horseshoes,warn that close only counts in horseshoes