Jonathan_Lee6032
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He says "No cigar." It's a stock phrase with many North Americans: Close, but no cigar. It means that despite strenuous effort and near success, the result was failure.
For those who don't wish to listen to a great mess of moronic twaddle, start about half-way through. It occurs shortly after Sean Michaels stops talking and Edge begins his response.
The definition here is informative. I'll have it in my notebook.
Point taken! Sorry that it annoyed you. But I found WWE is one of the sources that help me learn the idioms that are actually used in conversation. :lol:
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