Tag: close but no cigar
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A flash in the pan
Idiom: A flash in the pan Japanese TV is full of famous faces. Many of them appear on multiple shows, multiple networks and in different cities. These people have built a career around being famous. Then there are the faces that are a flash in the pan. This phrase can be used to describe a…
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Close but no cigar
Phrase: Close but no cigar If you think I’m an American, I have to say you’re close, but no cigar. I am, of course, Canadian from the true north, strong and free. Although my roots are not in the United States of America, today’s phrase does originate in the good old U.S. of A. In the…
