close only counts in horseshoes in English

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        "Coming close to achieving a goal is not good enough."
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          "word": "nearly never bulled a cow"
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        {
          "word": "a miss is as good as a mile"
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        {
          "word": "close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades"
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          "word": "close only counts in horseshoes and darts"
        }
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"close only counts in horseshoes" meaning in English

Proverb

Alternative forms