Related Clues:

• All but
• Bordering on
• As good as
• 'Good effort'
• 'Close but no cigar'
• "Better luck next time"
• "Close, but no cigar"
• "You gave it a shot!"
• Nearly, not quite
• Nearly but not quite
• Nearly, all but
• Slightly short of
• That's not quite all this is - so it's in the malt
• To get confused with charity? Not quite
• Ms gets a lot more, but not quite enough