Meaning of there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip in English:
there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip
phrase
proverbMany things can go wrong between the start of a project and its completion; nothing is certain until it has happened.
‘But there's many a slip twixt cup and lip as one goes from generalities to specifics.’- ‘Of course many things can go wrong, there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip, but that's not the point I'm making.’
- ‘But there's many a slip twixt cup and lip, especially in the gold mining business.’
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