Braingle: 'IGAR' Brain Teaser

IGAR

Rebus brain teasers use words or letters in interesting orientations to represent common phrases.

Puzzle ID:	#8359
Fun:	(2.99)
Difficulty:	(1.49)
Category:	Rebus
Submitted By:	bluetwo

What common phrase is represented below?

IGAR
CIGR
CGAR
CIGA
CIAR

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Comments

stargirl Nov 10, 2002	YOUR A GENIUS! i could actually figure out ur teaser! its a mirical!
(user deleted) Nov 14, 2002	I couldn't
(user deleted) Nov 14, 2002	I couldn't
dsquared Nov 14, 2002	Great teaser Blue... I like the concept.
zenbyte Jan 02, 2003	Dems tricky letters.
queenlila Jan 02, 2003	That's the best rebus I've seen so far. Very clever!
shibbyguy Jan 02, 2003	I Knew it but the words just wouldn't come to my head! Good one.
bluetwo Jan 03, 2003	thanks for all the kind words... much appreciated!
krishnan Nov 17, 2003	I didn't get it I have never heard that phrase before . What does it mean?
bluetwo Nov 17, 2003	krishnan, the phrase means that you are close to achieving success, but fall just a little bit short. you may be familiar with the games you can play to win prizes at carnivals/amusement parks. many years ago, cigars were often given as prizes. if the player just misses the object of the game, he was told that he was "close, but no cigar."
krishnan Nov 18, 2003	Thanks for the info. Cool teaser!
SliceOPi Jan 02, 2004	I agree somewhat. I could make out cigar but not sure how you could acheive the "close". Unless you were refering to how "close" its spelling was to the actual word. quite vague if you ask me. Oh well.
Candymn007 Jan 24, 2004	Hasn't anyone ever told you smoking is bad for your health.
GCAF Jan 04, 2005	Love it, Great Teaser!
(user deleted) Jan 04, 2005	hey i got that 1!!
ThreeTwoOne Jan 04, 2005	Very clever. Welcome to my list of favorite rebuses.
passion Jan 04, 2005	that's funny!!!!!
Cire Jan 04, 2005	I don't get it
punkin Jan 05, 2005	cool
youngest1000 Jan 31, 2005	wow that was great!!!!!
teen_wiz Aug 14, 2006	That made me chuckle. Good job!
deepsea Dec 22, 2006	very clever
dogg6pound9 Jan 04, 2008	got it... like it
katjojo Jan 04, 2008	Very cute, I got a giggle out of that one.
bradon182001 Jan 04, 2008	Not the best rebus I've seen, but ok. That's my opinion.
DeeOhGee Jan 04, 2008	Very Clever. Send in more.
doehead Jan 04, 2008	Not to good,and also the 4th repeat this year. C'mon editors give us some new teasers.
snowmonster Jan 04, 2008	I liked this one quite a bit! More please!!!
racoon Jan 04, 2008	this whole rebus thing is driving me nuts!
racoon Jan 04, 2008	this whole rebus thing is driving me nuts!
racoon Jan 04, 2008	this whole rebus thing is driving me nuts!
shannmo Jan 04, 2008	doehead this is not the new teaser list they pick one out of all the teasers to highlight it.not everyone has done every single teaser.
hradilv Jan 04, 2008	Pretty vague. I didn't like it. FYI: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_but_no_cigar
tommysmo Jan 04, 2008	that was fun!!!!
xdbtcp Jan 04, 2008	I guessed 'cigarettes'..... Good one!
karma48 Jan 04, 2008	Easy; FUN; clever;Thanks 7
2ndhandrose Jan 04, 2008	It's an old saying I got it before I got into the teaser from the menu balloon. It means almost. The word was almost there but not complete. It ain't over till the fat lady sings. Oops! too much Independence Day movie on weekend Cigar - Fat Lady Sings etc.....
phyllisa Jan 04, 2008	GREAT teaser, very funny
FatHead Jan 04, 2008	And I was thinking, "That's almost...", and I got it. Awesome!
BadBunnee02 Jan 04, 2008	DOEHEAD - The "Teasers-Of-The-Day" are chosen from EXISTING teasers, not new ones. If you are not happy with that - and apparently your consistent comments show you are not - then you should go to the Community Forums and take the issue up with Jake. Not here. It's a good rebus. I rated it TOPS!
mondayschild59 Jan 04, 2008	That was a good one. I got it right!!! Thanks for the great teaser. I don't care if it was a repeat. I've never seen it. Monday~
AuthenticallyMe Jan 04, 2008	Whew! It's been YEARS since I've heard that saying! I didn't get it...I was thinking that it was something like beating around the bush.... and the only reason for that was because the last line removes the center of the word cigar, while the other lines remove the surrounding letters.... Well, great teaser! Keep more like it coming!
avonma Jan 04, 2008	I couldn't quite get it. I knew you were missing a cigar, but the saying never popped into my head. Good one!
zaya Jan 04, 2008	Nice one!
974999gec Jan 04, 2008	I saw that cigar was almost there, but didn't get it! I loved it though, and I am putting it on my favorites!
Madelulabelle Jan 04, 2008	Good one, nice and easy!
jabdr Jan 04, 2008	For once I 'got it right off the bat'. (as old as 'close but no cigar' ) Obviously, I loved it
UptheHill Jan 04, 2008	Fun, but no cigar!!
leroy_h Jan 04, 2008	tricky - tricky
yanksgirl Jan 04, 2008	good but not the hardest to figure out
-SwEeTiE_PiE- Jan 04, 2008	Fun teaser
SweetPotato Jan 04, 2008	Good one ... thanks. You baffled me!
racoon Jan 05, 2008	now i get it
vlerma Jan 23, 2008	I was trying to figure out a statement that began I foresee . . .reading down, but as I can see in hindsight I shouldn't have been looking at all. Cute one!
MyLove4Life May 23, 2008	That's a good one! It took me a second to figure it out, lol!
Shadows Nov 11, 2008	I got it by looking at the title. And doehead, if you don't know what you're talking about, don't talk at all. Got it? I love this teaser! Thanks!
papiermeister Jan 04, 2011	you got me! good teaser.
dani4w45t Jan 04, 2011	GOOD ONE!