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close enough for government work
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Meanings:
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informal
colloquial
idiomatic
Sufficiently accurate, adequate, or acceptable for practical purposes despite not being perfect or exactly precise.
Used often ironically or sarcastically to imply that a lower standard of accuracy or quality is tolerated or expected for the task at hand.
Examples:
EN:
Surveys are not supposed to be "it's close enough for government work."
TE:
విపక్షం విమర్శలు. . 'ప్రభుత్వ పనితీరును అడ్డుకునేంత' తీవ్రంగా కూడా లేవు.
EN:
It's close enough for government work, right?
ES:
Parece como un encargo para el gobierno, ¿no?
EN:
Doesn't quite capture me, but... close enough for government work.
ES:
No me favorecen mucho, pero están bien para ser el trabajo del gobierno.
EN:
It is close enough for government work!
HI:
सरकारी नौकरी में बहुत आराम है!
EN:
The rig I made, is not perfect BUT it is close enough for government work.
HI:
मैं जो धन इकट्ठा कर रहा हूँ, वह यथेष्ट नहीं है, फिर भी वर्तमान कार्य के लिए कम नहीं है।
EN:
But it was always close enough for government work.
HI:
हमेशा सरकारी कामों के लिए ही किया जाता रहा है।
EN:
And about getting close enough for government work.
HI:
काम करने के लिए निकटता सोचो
EN:
As they say "close enough for government work."
HI:
जैसे, 'सरकारी कर्मचारी को काम करने से रोकना'.
EN:
But it was close enough for government work.
HI:
पर सरकारी काम से गए थे।
EN:
anyway, I'll contribute..."close enough for government work...nail it."
HI:
इतना काम बस मेरा कर देना. . . waah
EN:
As the saying goes, that's close enough for government work.
HI:
जिसने कहा था के सरकारी नौकरी में बहुत आराम है
EN:
Now, is that close enough for government work? No.
ID:
Cukup untuk pekerjaan pemerintah?
EN:
Doesn't quite capture me, but close enough for government work.
ID:
Tidak mirip aku, tapi cukup baik untuk hasil pemerintah.
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