Not so far from wrong
Posted by Bruce on May 23, 2007
Yesterday I heard a readio announcer use the phrase "not so far from wrong" to mean "nearly correct." This reminded me of a long-standing puzzle in my mind about lyrics from the song "Spurs That Jingle, Jangle, Jingle": and that song isn't very far from wrong. In both cases the meaning is exactly the opposite, i.e. nearly correct, not nearly wrong. Does anyone know the origin of this turn of phrase?
- Not so far from wrong Smokey Stover 23/May/07
- Not so far from wrong Smokey Stover 23/May/07
- Not so far from wrong RRC 23/May/07