slip through (someone's) fingers
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Sally had a very good opportunity of getting a good job, but she let it slip through her fingers.
Другие идиомы:
- put one's finger on (something)
- have a finger in the pie
- work one's fingers to the bone
- hang on by one's fingernails
- point the finger (of blame) at (someone)
- burn one's fingers
- slip of the tongue
- slip up
- at one's fingertips
- cross one's fingers
- lay a finger on (someone or something)
- have (something) at one's fingertips
- keep one's finger's crossed
- someone's fingerprints are on (something)
- slip out