Definition of A miss is as good as a mile

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

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Lexicographical Neighbors of A Miss Is As Good As A Mile

a la mode(p)
a leopard cannot change its spots
a lie has no legs
a life of its own
a little
a little bird told me
a little bit of bread and no cheese
a little from column A, a little from column B
a little from column A and a little from column B
a lot
a man's home is his castle
a man is known by the company he keeps
a mensa et thoro
a million
a million times
a miss is as good as a mile (current term)
a new broom sweeps clean
a nod is as good as a wink
a non domino
a notch above
a number of
a penny saved is a penny earned
a penny saved is a penny gained
a people
a piacere
a picture is worth a thousand words
a picture paints a thousand words
a posteriori
a priori
a quick drop and a sudden stop

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