So near and yet so far. phrase
A person was very close to achieve or get something, but in the end you just failed, or there is still some difficulty to do before that can happen.
She got the second prize in the English debate contest, only one point behind the winner. So near and yet so far.
Don't be too subjective. You should keep trying hard to succeed in this project. So near and yet so far.
I was close to achieve my dream but all dashed because of my silly mistake. So near, yet so far.
1. To become shabby or worn along the edges when talking about fabric or threads
2. To become weaker or less effective, or start to fail
1. To fail completely
2. To become separated from something that was stuck to
1. If you say that something dies a natural death, you mean that it fails, fades away, or no longer exists.
2. If you say that someone dies a natural death, you mean that he dies because of disease or old age.
To fail