You can show someone how to do something, but you can't make them do it.

(idiomatic, originally US, colloquial) Used to indicate that one is almost correct or has almost succeeded, but not quite.

(idiomatic) Such that the substance of the contest is complete, leaving only the cheering.

Very nearly; everything short of.

Alternative form of close, but no cigar

Used to show that the thing just referred to is not ideal or does not support the argument, but that the situation cannot be improved upon, or the speaker is unwilling to try.

(colloquial, rhetorical question, sarcastic, humorous) Used as a retort or comeback, often to deprecate oneself or another for excessive concern or attention to detail.

In the inner and outer parts of a building

(Scotland) A two-roomed cottage; a small house or shack

Alternative form of boteh