Close, but no cigar.

My mom has said this multiple times. I've also heard other people say it. I think it basically means, you came really really close, but not close enough. I think... So, yes. I had fun learning about its origin. :)

Meaning

Fall just short of a successful outcome and get nothing for your efforts.

Origin

The expression "Close but no cigar" refers to the tradition of celebrating a milestone with a cigar, for example, the birth of a child or the closure of a deal. It implies that while many conditions to resolve a problem have been met, the problem itself has not actually been resolved. The phrase originates from the early part of the 20th century when cigars would be handed out at carnivals as the first prize. When someone just missed out on winning, the stall holder would say, "close but no cigar". It is first recorded in print in Sayre and Twist's publishing of the script of the 1935 film version of Annie Oakley with the quote, "Close, Colonel, but no cigar!"

http://www.wwwk.co.uk/culture/phrases/close-no-cigar.htm
This one was much shorter than the other ones! So far, I think I've found this one the most interesting. :) I hope you're all enjoying this theme as much as I am!
Luke 6:43-45 “For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks."