功亏一篑 - Dong Chinese dictionary

功 亏 一 篑

gōngkuīyīkuì

to fail through lack of a final effort

Definitions

gōngkuīyīkuì

lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful; to fail through lack of a final effort; to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom)

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Appears in 0.3043% of movies

27325th most common word in movies

33000th most common word in books

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