Nice try, but no cigar.
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USAGE NOTE
This idiom may be literally translated as "Buen intento, pero no hay puro."
Nice try, but no cigar.
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (idiom) (general)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. Buen intento, pero no cuela.
Is the correct result 245? - Nice try, but no cigar. It's actually 247.¿Es el resultado correcto 245? - Buen intento, pero no cuela; en realidad es 247.
b. Buen intento, pero no.
Is this the screwdriver you were looking for? - Nice try, but no cigar. I need one with a head shaped like a cross.¿Es este el destornillador que buscabas? - Buen intento, pero no. Necesito uno con la cabeza en forma de cruz.
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