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not come close to something
be far less good than something
To be much less good, impressive, or successful than something else.
Hear it in real life
Was the remake as exciting as the original?
No, it didn't come close to it.
The new restaurant is fine, but it doesn't come close to the old one.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The sequel doesn't come close ‸ the original.
Say: The sequel doesn't come close to the original.
Keep to after come close before a noun or pronoun.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
not come close to something; not come close to doing something
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The new restaurant is fine, but it doesn't come close to the old one.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
not come close to something
be far less good than something
“The new restaurant is fine, but it doesn't come close to the old one.”
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