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there's many a slip between the cup and the lip idiomUSsaying(UKthere's many a slip twixt cup and lip) said to emphasize that many bad things might happen before something is finished SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Threats & warnings advance warning alarm alarm bell bell-ringing beware the ides of Marchidiom bow brushback pitch burglar alarm cautionary cautionary tale dare early warning system hear warning bellsidiom minatory one swallow doesn't make a summeridiom protection racket red alert red flag scare quotes yellow card |