"Fits like a glove" - but not quite? Synonym

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  1. Gockie

    Gockie Life is good ☺️ Premium Member

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    I'm looking for a word or phrase to use to convey the feeling of... "Fits like a glove, but not quite". What's a good way to say that?

    e.g. it's a 90% good fit.
    or "Satisfactory" vs. "Dream". Vast difference.

    But I don't want to say satisfactory or acceptable.
     
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  2. DaveM

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    It almost fits like a glove
    Close but no cigar
     
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    misread the post... but 'fits like a glove' implies a perfect fit.
     
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    Gockie Life is good ☺️ Premium Member

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    Cool! Close but no cigar! Perfect. Thanks @DaveM.
     
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    Close but no cigar imples that it is not satisfactory
     
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  6. Scott No Mates

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    A few sandwiches short of a picnic (but this may not quite be the meaning you're after).
     
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    Fits like a sock :)
     
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    That reminds of "A few kangaroos missing in the top paddock "
     
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    "A good fit" is what I'd go for.
     
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    Fits like a mitten??
     
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    One sandwich short of a picnic. (but also implies not a great fit)
    As per Maxwell Smart: "Missed it by that much" (holds up index finger and thumb slightly apart)
     
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    A few pavers short of a temple
     
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    As useful as a non fruiting mulberry bush
     
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    Close but no banana
     
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    The cake is a lie, but that's okay, we're doing science.
     
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  16. Gockie

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    As per Maxwell Smart: "Missed it by that much" (holds up index finger and thumb slightly apart)

    Nice one!
     
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    So what you really want to say is
    "Are you f-ing stupid" :p
     
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    close enough is good enough
     
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    Tradie 101
    ;)
     
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    "Can't see it from my house"
     
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