there is many a slip  twixt cup and lip
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ðeər
dher
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ɪz
iz
many
meni
meni
a
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ē
slip
slɪp
slip
<abbr style="text-decoration: underline;" title="twixt / between" > twixt</abbr>
(twɪkst|bɪtwi:n)
tvikstbitvin
cup
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kap
and
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lip
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lip
there is many a slip (twixt|between) the cup and the lip

Definice a význam slova „there is many a slip twixt cup and lip“ v angličtině

there is many a slip twixt cup and lip
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used to imply that even when something seems certain or likely to happen, there are many opportunities for it to go wrong or for unexpected events to intervene before it is actually achieved 

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The team was on the verge of winning the championship, but as they say, there is many a slip twixt cup and lip, and they ultimately lost the game due to a last-minute mistake. 
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