close, but no cigar
idiomUsed to indicate that one is almost correct or has almost succeeded, but not quite.
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a cigar is just a cigar
The matter is simple and straightforward.
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close enough for government work
Adequate; acceptable as government work, imperfect but not worth the time nor effort of improving.
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close in on
To enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse.
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close on the heels of
Near in time or place; very close.
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close one eye
to look the other way, to deliberately ignore or overlook (a mistake or transgression).
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close one's eyes
To ignore something.
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close one's mind
To refuse to understand things.
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close season
A situation or period in which some activity is forbidden or discontinued.