Meaning Some endeavours either succeed or they don’t - to miss narrowly is still failure.
Usage Worldwide.
Example
- He came within a millimetre of breaking the high jump records. Sadly, a miss is as good as a mile.
Pronunciation
Idiom
A miss is as good as a mile
What does "A miss is as good as a mile" mean?
Some endeavours either succeed or they don’t - to miss narrowly is still failure.