a miss is as good as a mile

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a miss is as good as a mile

  1. A failure remains a failure, regardless of how close to success one has actually come.
    Synonyms: almost doesn't count; close, but no cigar; close only counts in horseshoes

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failure remains a failure — see close, but no cigar
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