the lip of a cup

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• 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

• Lip piercing — Nicknames Snakebites, Monroe, etc. Location upper, lower or middle lip Healing 6 to 8 weeks …   Wikipedia

• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Primary and Secondary Phases — The terms Primary Phase and Secondary Phase describe the first two radio series of The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy . [The spelling of Hitchhiker s Guide has varied in different editions. For consistency this article always spells it this way …   Wikipedia

• lip — n. & v. n. 1 a either of the two fleshy parts forming the edges of the mouth opening. b a thing resembling these. c = LABIUM. 2 the edge of a cup, vessel, etc., esp. the part shaped for pouring from. 3 colloq. impudent talk (that s enough of your …   Useful english dictionary

• lip — {{11}}lip (n.) O.E. lippa, from P.Gmc. *lepjon (Cf. O.Fris. lippa, M.Du. lippe, Du. lip, O.H.G. lefs, Ger. Lefze, Swed. läpp, Dan. læbe), from PIE *leb to lick; lip (Cf. L. labium). French lippe is from a Germanic source. Transferred sens …   Etymology dictionary

• Lip —    Besides its literal sense (Isa. 37:29, etc.), is used in the original (saphah) metaphorically for an edge or border, as of a cup (1 Kings 7:26), a garment (Ex. 28:32), a curtain (26:4), the sea (Gen. 22:17), the Jordan (2 Kings 2:13). To open… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

• lip — [lip] n. [ME lippe < OE lippa, akin to MDu lippe < IE base * leb , to hang loosely, lip > L labes, a falling, labium, lip] 1. either of the two fleshy folds forming the edges of the mouth 2. anything like a lip, as in structure or in… …   English World dictionary

• The Fiver — is a notable and humorous daily football email published by the Guardian Unlimited website. It is delivered to subscribers’ inboxes at (approximately) 5 p.m. Monday – Friday (hence the name Fiver ) but does not appear in the print edition of the… …   Wikipedia

• lip — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lippa; akin to Old High German leffur lip and probably to Latin labium, labrum lip Date: before 12th century 1. either of two fleshy folds that surround the mouth in humans and many other… …   New Collegiate Dictionary