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s 1. [bot] cjepika, kalem; podmladak, potomak 2. komadić, trak papira, ceduljica; letvica, [print] pokusni otisak na dugačku traku papira, špalta s 1. okliznuće, posrtaj, pad, iskliznuće; odron (zemlje); koso zemljište na kojem se grade ili popravljaju brodovi, skliz, navoz; kosina 2. [sl] umaknuće 3. omaška, pogreška, ispad, zareknuće 4. jastučnica; ženska košulja, kombine 5. kašasta glina od koje se prave ukrasi na glinenom posuđu 6. [pl] uzica za psa 7. [theat pl] spremište za kulise; mjesto gdje stoji glumac prije ulaska na pozornicu 8. [US] sidrište između dva mola/to give one the # pobjeći kome; a#of the tongue (pen) omaška, zareknuće, lapsus; a#of a boy = vitak, tanak dječak; many a# 'twixt the cup and the lip = ne reci hop prije nego skočiš* * *
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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
