There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip

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"There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip" is an English proverb. It implies that even when a good outcome or conclusion seems certain, things can still go wrong, similar in meaning to "don't count your chickens before they hatch". It also refers to truths or lies spoken by a drinker, as in "there's many a slip of the tongue that occurs whilst drinking." The modern proverb dates to the late 18th century, with English-language predecessors dating back to the 16th century, based on Latin and Greek templates reaching back to at least the 2nd century.

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