Significado da palavra "there is many a slip twixt cup and lip" em português

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there is many a slip twixt cup and lip

US /ðɛr ɪz ˈmɛni ə slɪp twɪkst kʌp ænd lɪp/
UK /ðɛər ɪz ˈmɛni ə slɪp twɪkst kʌp ænd lɪp/
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Idioma

entre a mão e a boca se perde a sopa

even when a plan seems certain to succeed, something can still go wrong before it is finished

Exemplo:
The contract is almost signed, but there is many a slip twixt cup and lip.
O contrato está quase assinado, mas entre a mão e a boca se perde a sopa.
I thought I had won the race, but there is many a slip twixt cup and lip as I tripped at the last hurdle.
Achei que tinha vencido a corrida, mas entre a mão e a boca se perde a sopa, pois tropecei no último obstáculo.