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чуть-чуть не считаетсяударения
общ. close but no cigar (Anglophile); almost doesn't matter
идиом. close, but no banana (Andrey Truhachev); near enough is not good enough (Andrey Truhachev)
посл. a miss is as good as a mile a a close shave isn't a hit ("almost" doesn't count, is not to be counted in); a close call doesn't count at all
"чуть-чуть" не считается
погов. close only counts in horseshoes and tiddlywinks; almost doesn't count except in horseshoes, hand grenades, and tiddlywinks
посл. a miss is as good as a mile; a close shave isn't a hit; a miss is as good as a mile ("almost" doesn't count, is not to be counted in)