"no cigar" meaning in All languages combined

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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "close, but no cigar",
      "close, but no cigar#English"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_text": "See close, but no cigar.",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
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          "name": "American English",
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          "ref": "1996 June 30, Alexander Gitlin, “Your first Dp^([sic – meaning Deep Purple]) album & when”, in alt.music.deep-purple (Usenet), archived from the original on 04 Jul 2026:",
          "text": "Again - sure! A perfect excuse to hair the heroes of the current decade, and thus conform to everyone else and their current trends! How convenient. Well, no cigar. UK, 70s, was such a prolific and interesting time and place that I would argue, after having spent a good 6 years on studying specifically that area of music that there's no way in HELL I would call it \"95% shit, 5% true gems\" - more like the other way around!",
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        },
        {
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              144,
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          "ref": "1998 December 15, JD & The Bear, “How to stretch desktop wallpaper?”, in alt.windows95 (Usenet), archived from the original on 04 Jul 2026:",
          "text": "Those features ARE there, but the software that Microsoft offered (a very nice subset of MS Plus!) isn't! I looked, and looked, and looked, but no cigar. (typical!)",
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        },
        {
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              113,
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          ],
          "ref": "2002 July 2, Moi, “XP silliness.....”, in 24hoursupport.helpdesk (Usenet), archived from the original on 04 Jul 2026:",
          "text": "I thought for sure your idea would work since I didn't have the \"Restore Previous...logon\" button checked. But...no cigar. It's still doing it.",
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        },
        {
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          ],
          "ref": "2003 November 21, Frank or is it Jackie ?, “Montoya - screaming match?”, in rec.autos.sport.f1 (Usenet), archived from the original on 04 Jul 2026:",
          "text": "I've had a quick look, but no cigar. No, no Clinton either. ;-)",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to indicate that one is not correct or has not succeeded."
      ],
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        ],
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          "succeed",
          "succeed#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, originally US, colloquial) Used to indicate that one is not correct or has not succeeded."
      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "no cigar"
}

{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "close, but no cigar",
      "close, but no cigar#English"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_text": "See close, but no cigar.",
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              155,
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          "ref": "1996 June 30, Alexander Gitlin, “Your first Dp^([sic – meaning Deep Purple]) album & when”, in alt.music.deep-purple (Usenet), archived from the original on 04 Jul 2026:",
          "text": "Again - sure! A perfect excuse to hair the heroes of the current decade, and thus conform to everyone else and their current trends! How convenient. Well, no cigar. UK, 70s, was such a prolific and interesting time and place that I would argue, after having spent a good 6 years on studying specifically that area of music that there's no way in HELL I would call it \"95% shit, 5% true gems\" - more like the other way around!",
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        },
        {
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              144,
              152
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1998 December 15, JD & The Bear, “How to stretch desktop wallpaper?”, in alt.windows95 (Usenet), archived from the original on 04 Jul 2026:",
          "text": "Those features ARE there, but the software that Microsoft offered (a very nice subset of MS Plus!) isn't! I looked, and looked, and looked, but no cigar. (typical!)",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
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            [
              113,
              121
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2002 July 2, Moi, “XP silliness.....”, in 24hoursupport.helpdesk (Usenet), archived from the original on 04 Jul 2026:",
          "text": "I thought for sure your idea would work since I didn't have the \"Restore Previous...logon\" button checked. But...no cigar. It's still doing it.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
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            [
              27,
              35
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2003 November 21, Frank or is it Jackie ?, “Montoya - screaming match?”, in rec.autos.sport.f1 (Usenet), archived from the original on 04 Jul 2026:",
          "text": "I've had a quick look, but no cigar. No, no Clinton either. ;-)",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to indicate that one is not correct or has not succeeded."
      ],
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          "succeed",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, originally US, colloquial) Used to indicate that one is not correct or has not succeeded."
      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "no cigar"
}