nice try

A nice try, but he could not have much hope.

Nice try but it's nothing to do with the language.

"And nice try, but how I found out is none of your business."

You made a nice try, but your share of the gold is zero!

This year she won the award for "a nice try."

I couldn't just shut up and finish out my career; nice try, Mark.

But a nice try at normalisation by the back door.

Diesel - 5 months ago Nice try but what is her talent?

It was a nice try but you did not have all the facts.

Into The West is a nice try that doesn't quite come off.