no cigar en · X
Etymology
See close, but no cigar.
Meanings
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(colloquial, idiomatic) Used to indicate that one is not correct or has not succeeded.
I thought for sure your idea would work since I didn't have the "Restore Previous...logon" button checked. But...no cigar. It's still doing it.
2002 July 2, Moi, “XP silliness.....”, in 24hoursupport.helpdesk (Usenet), archived from the original on 04 Jul 2026:I've had a quick look, but no cigar. No, no Clinton either. ;-)
2003 November 21, Frank or is it Jackie ?, “Montoya - screaming match?”, in rec.autos.sport.f1 (Usenet), archived from the original on 04 Jul 2026:Again - sure! A perfect excuse to hair the heroes of the current decade, and thus conform to everyone else and their current trends! How convenient. Well, no cigar. UK, 70s, was such a prolific and interesting time and place that I would argue, after having spent a good 6 years on studying specifically that area of music that there's no way in HELL I would call it "95% shit, 5% true gems" - more like the other way around!
1996 June 30, Alexander Gitlin, “Your first Dp^([sic – meaning Deep Purple]) album & when”, in alt.music.deep-purple (Usenet), archived from the original on 04 Jul 2026:Those features ARE there, but the software that Microsoft offered (a very nice subset of MS Plus!) isn't! I looked, and looked, and looked, but no cigar. (typical!)
1998 December 15, JD & The Bear, “How to stretch desktop wallpaper?”, in alt.windows95 (Usenet), archived from the original on 04 Jul 2026: