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English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
slip through the fingers
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slip through (your) fingers — 1. if something you hope to achieve slips through your fingers, you do not manage to achieve it. He has seen the world championship slip through his fingers twice. This is my big chance to make a career in journalism. I can t let it slip through… … New idioms dictionary
let (something) slip through (your) fingers — 1. to waste an opportunity to achieve something. This is my big chance to make a career in journalism and I can t let it slip through my fingers. Usage notes: sometimes used without let: He has seen the world championship slip through his fingers … New idioms dictionary
let (someone) slip through (your) fingers — to allow someone to escape from you. The police let the main suspect slip through their fingers … New idioms dictionary
let something slip (through your fingers) — let sth ˈslip (through your fingers) idiom to miss or fail to use an opportunity • Don t let the chance to work abroad slip through your fingers. Main entry: ↑slipidiom … Useful english dictionary
let slip through the fingers — miss an opportunity; lose because of recklessness … English contemporary dictionary
slip through one's fingers — {v. phr.} To escape without someone s knowing how. * /Policemen surrounded the building, but the thief managed to slip through their fingers./ * /Mike earns a good wage, but he doesn t save a penny. Money just slips through his fingers./ … Dictionary of American idioms
slip through one's fingers — {v. phr.} To escape without someone s knowing how. * /Policemen surrounded the building, but the thief managed to slip through their fingers./ * /Mike earns a good wage, but he doesn t save a penny. Money just slips through his fingers./ … Dictionary of American idioms
slip\ through\ one's\ fingers — v. phr. To escape without someone s knowing how. Policemen surrounded the building, but the thief managed to slip through their fingers. Mike earns a good wage, but he doesn t save a penny. Money just slips through his fingers … Словарь американских идиом
let slip through fingers — If you let something slip through your fingers, such as a good opportunity, you fail to obtain it or keep it. He should have accepted the job when it was offered. He let the opportunity slip through his fingers … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne — (Irish: Tóraigheacht Dhiarmada agus Ghráinne or Tóraíocht Dhiarmada agus Gráinne in modern spelling) is an Irish prose narrative surviving in many variants. A tale from the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology, it concerns a love triangle between the… … Wikipedia
