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There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip is an English proverb. It implies that even when a good outcome or conclusion seems certain, things can still go wrong, similar in meaning to " don't count your chickens before they hatch ".
THERE'S MANY A SLIP BETWEEN THE CUP AND THE LIP definition: said to emphasize that many bad things might happen before something is finished. Learn more.
THERE'S MANY A SLIP TWIXT CUP AND LIP definition: said to emphasize that many bad things might happen before something is finished. Learn more.
sustantivo. 1. (= slide) resbalón m. idiom: to give sb the slip escabullirse or zafarse de algn ⧫ dar esquinazo a algn. 2. (= mistake) error m ⧫ equivocación f. I must have made a slip somewhere debo de haberme equivocado en algo ⧫ debo de haber cometido un error en algún sitio. a slip of the pen/tongue un lapsus calami/linguae.
Significado de there's many a slip between the cup and the lip en inglés. there's many a slip between the cup and the lip. idiom US saying (UK there's many a slip twixt cup and lip) Add to word list. said to emphasize that many bad things might happen before something is finished. SMART Vocabulary: palabras y expresiones relacionadas.
Enunciado: There's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip. Traducción literal: Hay más de un desliz entre la copa y el labio. Marcador de uso: De uso actual. Fuentes: Mieder1992 p. 546; Apperson p. 126; Fergusson nº 6.25; Ridout nº 655; Bohn p. 524; Flavell1993 p. 65
many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip, there's. Nothing is certain until one possesses it. This old proverb is thought by many to come from the ancient Greek legend of Antaeus, helmsman of the ship Argo. A slave told him he would never live to taste the wine from his own vineyard.
