📚 proverb • entry_id 48630
there's many a slip twixt cup and lip
/ðɛəz ˌmɛni‿ə ˈslɪp twɪkst ˌkʌp‿n̩ ˈlɪp/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
de la mano a la boca desaparece la sopa • del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho
In any situation, however well planned, something can always go wrong.
Many thynges fall betwene the cuppe and the mouth.
Multa cadunt inter calicem supremaque labra. […] There is many a slip between the cup and the lip.
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