TODAY'S IDIOM: THERE'S MANY A SLIP TWIXT CUP AND LIP

"THERE'S MANY A SLIP TWIXT CUP AND LIP"

Said to emphasize that many bad things might happen before something is finished.

Example: On the side of the beer mug were these words: There's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip. 

Del plato a la boca se cae la sopa.

Example sentences:

• We still might finish in time for the deadline, but there's many a slip twixt cup and lip / Todavía podría terminar a tiempo para la fecha límite, pero del plato a la boca se cae la sopa.

• They thought they had the contract all sewn up, but the client didn't sign in the end. There's many a slip twixt cup and lip / Ellos pensaban que tenían el contrato asegurado, pero el cliente no firmó al final. Del plato a la boca se cae la sopa.

Additional examples:

• Now that I have a contract with a publisher, nothing in the world can stop me from writing this book;  don't be so sure. There's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip.

• We still might finish in time for the deadline, but there's many a slip twixt cup and lip.

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