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
Ezras	-	Biblical Latin
Branimira	-	Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian
Polly	['pɔli]
Rayen	-	Native American, Mapuche, Spanish (Latin American)
Krystelle	-	English (Rare)
Dieuwe	DOO-ə	Frisian