There's many a slip twixt cup and lip

There's many a slip twixt cup and lip.

(literary)

something that you say in order to warn someone not to be too confident about the result of a plan, because many things can go wrong before it is completed We still might finish in time for the deadline, but there's many a slip twixt cup and lip.

See fall through the cracks, let slip

See also: and, cup, lip, many, slip, twixt

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tansy	TAN-zee	English (Rare)
Felip	-	Catalan
Rooney	['ru:ni]
Hyacinth (2)	HIE-ə-sinth	English (Rare)
Seisyll	-	Ancient Celtic
Thane	THAYN	English (Rare)