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there's many a slip twixt cup and lip
idiomUKsaying(USthere's many a slip between the cup and the lip)
said to emphasize that many bad things might happen before something is finished杯到嘴边还会失手;世事往往功亏一篑
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Threats & warnings
advance warning
alarm
alarm bell
bell-ringing
beware the ides of Marchidiom
bomb scare
bow
brushback pitch
burglar alarm
cautionary
don't you dareidiom
early warning system
hear warning bellsidiom
minatory
one swallow doesn't make a summeridiom
protection racket
red alert
red flag
scare quotes
yellow card
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