there is many a slip twixt cup and lip

there's many a slip twixt cup and lip

proverb Even something that one feels confident will succeed can have disastrous problems before it concludes. "Twixt" is a shortening of "betwixt," an archaic form of "between." Everything seems to be going smoothly, but there's many a slip twixt cup and lip, so don't lose focus until we're over the finish line.

See also: and, cup, lip, many, slip, twixt

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

there is many a slip twixt cup and lip

LITERARY

If you say there is many a slip twixt cup and lip, you mean that plans often go wrong before they are completed so you cannot be sure of what will happen. The building is due for completion in September, but as they say, there's many a slip twixt cup and lip. Note: People sometimes just say there's many a slip, or change the second half of the expression. But there's many a slip twixt now and the eight or nine months it will take the company to design and reopen a new café. Note: `Twixt' is an old-fashioned word meaning `between'.

See also: and, cup, lip, many, slip, there, twixt

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

See also:

there's many a slip
there's many a slip twixt cup and lip
There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
twixt
village
it takes a village
teach a man to fish
a little knowledge is a dangerous thing
a little learning is a dangerous thing
the best-laid plans of mice and men

References in periodicals archive

However, in our country there is many a slip twixt cup and lip.

Economy and mini-budget

We don't want to raise false expectations, there is many a slip twixt cup and lip but we are cautiously optimistic of some change that would help ease the current situation.

Rescue hopes for hundreds of energy jobs; Government solar power rethink signal

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释义	there is many a slip twixt cup and lip there's many a slip twixt cup and lip proverb Even something that one feels confident will succeed can have disastrous problems before it concludes. "Twixt" is a shortening of "betwixt," an archaic form of "between." Everything seems to be going smoothly, but there's many a slip twixt cup and lip, so don't lose focus until we're over the finish line. See also: and, cup, lip, many, slip, twixt Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. there is many a slip twixt cup and lip LITERARY If you say there is many a slip twixt cup and lip, you mean that plans often go wrong before they are completed so you cannot be sure of what will happen. The building is due for completion in September, but as they say, there's many a slip twixt cup and lip. Note: People sometimes just say there's many a slip, or change the second half of the expression. But there's many a slip twixt now and the eight or nine months it will take the company to design and reopen a new café. Note: `Twixt' is an old-fashioned word meaning `between'. See also: and, cup, lip, many, slip, there, twixt Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: there's many a slip there's many a slip twixt cup and lip There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip twixt village it takes a village teach a man to fish a little knowledge is a dangerous thing a little learning is a dangerous thing the best-laid plans of mice and men References in periodicals archive However, in our country there is many a slip twixt cup and lip. Economy and mini-budget We don't want to raise false expectations, there is many a slip twixt cup and lip but we are cautiously optimistic of some change that would help ease the current situation. Rescue hopes for hundreds of energy jobs; Government solar power rethink signal
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