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there's many a slip ('twixt the cup an lip) | |||
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there's many a slip 'twixt the cup an lip | |||
there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip | |||
the girl looks fine, but she isn't mine | |||
the girl looks fine, but she isn't mine; it catches your eye, but you can't catch it; sour grapes!; the grapes are sour (someone cannot have (get) the desired thing though it is near at hand or may seem so) |