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Escaparse de entre los dedos

To slip through one's fingers

Idioms & Sayings
Notes & Usage:

Describes an opportunity, person, or object that was almost within reach but was lost. Identical in meaning to the English idiom.

See It in Context

La victoria se nos escapó de entre los dedos en el último momento.

Victory slipped through our fingers at the last moment.

Era una oportunidad increíble y se me escapó de entre los dedos.

It was an incredible opportunity and it slipped through my fingers.

—¿Consiguió el trato? —No, se le escapó de entre los dedos.

—Did she get the deal? —No, it slipped through her fingers.

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