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功亏一篑

/ gōng kuī yī kuì /
Strokes

Definition

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)

Example

Definition

fail to build a mound for want of one final basket of earth—fall short of success for lack of a final effort; be just one step short of success