so close (and) yet so far

1. Some outcome is or was very close to happening, but it will not, may not, or did not happen, and therefore it seems like it is or was never so close. They reached the semifinals, only to have their championship dreams dashed by a crushing 4-0 defeat. So close, yet so far.

2. One is very close to completing or succeeding at something, but there is still difficult work to do before that can happen. I finished the rough draft of my thesis, but I still have to edit and proofread it. I'm so close and yet so far.

词组	so close (and) yet so far
释义	so close (and) yet so far so close (and) yet so far 1. Some outcome is or was very close to happening, but it will not, may not, or did not happen, and therefore it seems like it is or was never so close. They reached the semifinals, only to have their championship dreams dashed by a crushing 4-0 defeat. So close, yet so far. 2. One is very close to completing or succeeding at something, but there is still difficult work to do before that can happen. I finished the rough draft of my thesis, but I still have to edit and proofread it. I'm so close and yet so far. See also: close, far, yet Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: so near (and) yet so far so near and yet so far be close to the mark be close to/near the mark close to the mark too close for comfort too close to call close to your heart close to (one's) heart come to a close
随便看	in the post in the presence of (someone) in the prime of life in the process in the process of (doing something) in the public eye in the (pudding) club in the Q-zone in the raw in there in the rear in the reckoning in the red in the region of in the region of (some amount) in the reign of Queen Dick in there pitching in the right in the right, be in the right place at the right time in the road in the rooms in the round in the running in the saddle