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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
例子
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.
