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slip through one's fingers; miss it as it brushes past one's arm; miss by a narrow chance; lose a good opportunity

shī zhī jiāo bì

失 之 交 臂

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slslip through one's fingers; miss it as it brushes past one's arm; miss by a narrow chance; lose a good opportunity
- jī huì nán dé wù shī zhī jiāo bì
  机会难得，勿失之交臂。
  Don't let slip such a golden opportunity.
- wǒ men běn lái yě kě néng xiàng yī shǎn ér guò de liǎng lì yǔ zhòu chén āi yī yàng shī zhī jiāo bì
  我们本来也可能像一闪而过的两粒宇宙尘埃一样失之交臂。
  We could have flashed by one another like two pieces of cosmic dust.
synonym
zuò shī liáng jī坐失良机 shī zhū jiāo bì失诸交臂

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