Once, a man set out to build a high terrace.
He toiled diligently, spending much time digging and hauling earth.
When the mound was nearly complete, requiring just one final basket of soil, he abandoned the task.
Thus, the terrace was never finished.
This idiom describes failing at the very last step due to a lack of final effort.
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