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twixt the cup and the lip

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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 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

  • 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

  • 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 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

  • Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Introduction — The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs provides a general history of proverbs in common use in Britain in the last two hundred years. Some of the proverbs have been in use throughout the English speaking world for many years; others… …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • Disappointment — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Failure of expectation. < N PARAG:Disappointment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disappointment disappointment Sgm: N 1 blighted hope blighted hope balk Sgm: N 1 blow blow Sgm: N 1 slip twixt cup and lip slip twixt cup and lip… …   English dictionary for students

  • disappointment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Failure to fulfill expectations Nouns 1. disappointment, sad or bitter disappointment, chagrin, frustration, letdown, comedown; blighted hope, balk, blow, bitter pill, cold comfort; slip twixt cup and… …   English dictionary for students

  • failure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Nonperformance Nouns 1. failure, unsuccessfulness, nonsuccess, nonfulfillment; dead failure, abortion, miscarriage, malfunction, outage; bankruptcy (see nonpayment); labor in vain; no go; inefficacy;… …   English dictionary for students

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