between cup and lip
基本解释
- 成败未卜
英汉例句
- Many a slip(many things fall) between the cup and the lip.
酒杯来到嘴唇边，得饮与否未可知；物未。 - There's many a slip between the cup and the lip ! Who knows what may happen.
事情往往功败垂成，谁知道将会发生什么。 - You hope to inherit your aunt's fortune! Well, remember there's many a slip between cup and lip; she may marry again.
你想继承你姑妈的大笔财产！不过要记住凡事很难有十拿九稳的。她有可能再结婚的。