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1 between cup and lip
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2 there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip
English-Dutch dictionary > there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip
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3 sour grapes)благими намерениями ад вымощен there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip a how near, and yet, so far!
Пословица: благими намерениями ад вымощенУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > sour grapes)благими намерениями ад вымощен there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip a how near, and yet, so far!
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4 there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip a how near, and yet, so far!
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip a how near, and yet, so far!
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5 there is many a slip 'twixt cup and lip
Пословица: скоро сказка сказывается, да не скоро дело делаетсяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > there is many a slip 'twixt cup and lip
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6 there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip
Пословица: бабка ещё надвое гадала, это вилами на воде писано, это ещё вилами на воде писано, по усам текло, а в рот не попало (the dream was close to becoming true (originally: these are concluding words in many Russian fairytales))Универсальный англо-русский словарь > there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip
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7 there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip п when a pauper gets married at last, even the night goes too fast
Пословица: бедному жениться и ночь короткаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip п when a pauper gets married at last, even the night goes too fast
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8 there's many a slip twixt cup and lip
1) Общая лексика: легко разлить между чашкой и губами2) Пословица: близок локоть, а не укусишьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > there's many a slip twixt cup and lip
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9 there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip
de la mano a la boca desaparece la sopa, del dicho al hecho va mucho trechoEnglish-spanish dictionary > there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip
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10 many a slip between cup and lip.
[proverb]கைக்கு எட்டினது வாய்க்கு எட்டவில்லை -
11 between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip
посл.(between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip (тж. there's many a slip between the cup and the lip))"многое может случиться, пока поднесёшь чашку к губам"; ≈ не радуйся раньше времени (ср. не говори "гоп", пока не перепрыгнешь)there's many a slip between the cup and the lip! Who knows what may happen. (W. Thackeray, ‘Pendennis’, vol. II, ch. XXXIV) — Таковы уж превратности судьбы! Кто знает, что может случиться?
Large English-Russian phrasebook > between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip
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12 there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
del dicho al hecho hay mucho trechoEnglish-spanish dictionary > there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
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13 between the cup and the lip a morsel may sleep
Общая лексика: не радуйся раньше времениУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > between the cup and the lip a morsel may sleep
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14 between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip
Пословица: близок локоть, да не укусишь, по усам текло, а в рот не попало, это бабушка надвое сказала, не говори "гоп", пока не перепрыгнешь (дословно: Кусочек может упасть, пока его несёшь от чаши ко рту), хвали горку, как перевалишься (дословно: Кусочек может упасть, пока его несёшь от чаши ко рту)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip
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15 the honey was probably sweet, but there was a slip 'twixt the cup and my lip
Пословица: по усам текло, а в рот не попалоУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the honey was probably sweet, but there was a slip 'twixt the cup and my lip
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16 there is many a slinky twixt the cup and the lip
Пословица: не говори "гоп", пока не перепрыгнешьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > there is many a slinky twixt the cup and the lip
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17 there is many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > there is many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
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18 there is many a slip between the cup and the lip
Пословица: цыплят по осени считаютУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > there is many a slip between the cup and the lip
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19 there's many a slip 'tween (== between) the cup and the lip
Пословица: наперёд не загадывай (дословно: Многое может произойти за то время, пока подносишь кубок к губам), это бабушка надвое сказала (дословно: Многое может произойти за то время, пока подносишь кубок к губам)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > there's many a slip 'tween (== between) the cup and the lip
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20 there's many a slip between the cup and the lip
1) Общая лексика: наперёд не загадывай2) Пословица: бабка ещё надвое гадала, бабка ещё надвое сказала, бабка надвое гадала, бабка надвое сказала, бабушка ещё надвое гадала, бабушка ещё надвое сказала, бабушка надвое гадала, бабушка надвое сказала, не говори "гоп", пока не перепрыгнешь, старуха ещё надвое гадала, старуха ещё надвое сказала, старуха надвое гадалаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > there's many a slip between the cup and the lip
См. также в других словарях:
there’s many a slip between cup and lip — Cf. CATO THE ELDER in Aulus Gellius Noctes Atticae XIII. xviii. 1 (saepe audivi) inter os atque offam multa intervenire posse, (I have often heard) that many things can come between mouth and morsel; PALLADAS (attrib.) in Anthologia Palatina x.… … Proverbs new dictionary
many a slip twixt cup and lip — There s many a slip twixt cup and lip means that many things can go wrong before something is achieved … The small dictionary of idiomes
there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip — ► there s many a slip twixt cup and lip proverb many things can go wrong between the start of a project and its completion. Main Entry: ↑slip … English terms dictionary
there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip — proverb many things can go wrong between the start of a project and its completion; nothing is certain until it has happened * * * there s ˌmany a ˈslip twixt ˌcup and ˈlip idiom (saying) nothing is completely certain until it really happens… … Useful english dictionary
many a slip twixt cup and lip — There s many a slip twixt cup and lip means that many things can go wrong before something is achieved. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
There's many a slip twixt cup and lip. — literary something that you say in order to warn someone not to be too confident about the result of a plan, because many things can go wrong before it is completed. We still might finish in time for the deadline, but there s many a slip twixt… … New idioms dictionary
There's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip — is an old English proverb. A Latin form is found in Erasmus s Adagia, I.iv.1 ( Multa cadunt inter calicem supremaque labra ) which appears to derive from an epigram by Palladas in The Greek Anthology (X, 32). It can mean that between the time we… … Wikipedia
there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip — The success of a venture should not be assumed and the possibility of failure or disaster should be recognized • • • Main Entry: ↑cup … Useful english dictionary
there's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip — it is easy to spill what you are drinking; it is easy to make mistakes On the side of the beer mug were these words: There s many a slip twixt the cup and the lip … English idioms
cup — see full cup, steady hand the last drop makes the cup run over there’s many a slip between cup and lip … Proverbs new dictionary
lip — see there’s many a slip between cup and lip … Proverbs new dictionary