there's many a slip

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's many a slip ('twixt cup and lip)

many things can go wrong between the start of something and its completion; nothing is certain until it has happened. proverb

there’s ˌmany a ˈslip (’twixt ˌcup and ˈlip)

(saying) (of plans, hopes, etc.) nothing is completely certain until it happens because things can easily go wrong: We should get to London before 7 o’clock, but there’s many a slip ’twixt cup and lip. She aims to get to the top in the company, but there’s many a slip...

The word ’twixt is a short form of the old word betwixt, meaning ‘between’.

词组	there's many a slip
释义	there's many a slip 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's many a slip ('twixt cup and lip) many things can go wrong between the start of something and its completion; nothing is certain until it has happened. proverb See also: many, slip Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary there’s ˌmany a ˈslip (’twixt ˌcup and ˈlip) (saying) (of plans, hopes, etc.) nothing is completely certain until it happens because things can easily go wrong: We should get to London before 7 o’clock, but there’s many a slip ’twixt cup and lip. She aims to get to the top in the company, but there’s many a slip... The word ’twixt is a short form of the old word betwixt, meaning ‘between’. See also: many, slip Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: there is many a slip twixt cup and lip 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
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