"nearly never bulled a cow" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [English]

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  1. (Ireland) Near enough is not good enough. Tags: Ireland Synonyms: nearly never won the race, close only counts in horseshoes, a miss is as good as a mile, almost doesn't count Related terms: close, but no cigar
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