close but no cigar in Anglais

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    "Locutions interjectives en anglais",
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      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "\\ˈkləʊs bʌt ˈnəʊ sɪ.ˈɡɑː\\",
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"close but no cigar" meaning in Anglais

Interjection