a miss is as good as a mile

proverb

A failure remains a failure, regardless of how close to success one has actually come.

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almost doesn't countclose, but no cigarclose only counts in horseshoes
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Meanings

proverb
  1. A failure remains a failure, regardless of how close to success one has actually come.

    Synonyms: almost doesn't count, close, but no cigar, close only counts in horseshoes

Synonyms & antonyms

proverbA failure remains a failure, regardless of how close to success one has actually come.

Similar
almost doesn't countclose, but no cigarclose only counts in horseshoes
Also see
almost doesn't countclose, but no cigarclose only counts in horseshoesnearly never bulled a cownearly never won the race
Cite this entry
APA

a miss is as good as a mile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%20miss%20is%20as%20good%20as%20a%20mile

MLA

“a miss is as good as a mile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%20miss%20is%20as%20good%20as%20a%20mile. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “a miss is as good as a mile,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%20miss%20is%20as%20good%20as%20a%20mile.

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