Just failing equates to failing, imperially (1,4,2,2,4,2,1,4)
I believe the answer is:
a miss is as good as a mile
(Other definitions for a miss is as good as a mile that I've seen before include "Losing narrowly is still losing" , "Failure is not changed by the narrowness of the margin" .)
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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