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There is many a slip twixt cup and lip
there is many a slip (twixt|between) the cup and the lipthere is many a slip twixt cup and lip
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il ne faut pas vendre la peau de l'ours avant de l'avoir tué.
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
Proverb
Exemple
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.
