The way my brain works: idiolect/metaphor

[redbird]

In a comment to elisem, I just described something as "close enough for horseshoes, if not for folk music."

In more mundane news, I have my warm fuzzy slippers back, although I am annoyed at the shoemaker for raising the price when I went to pick them up.

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[holyoutlaw.livejournal.com]

But what about government work? Is there a "close enough for..." ruler?