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Slip through our fingers

🇬🇧 UK //slɪp θruː aʊər ˈfɪŋɡəz// 🇺🇸 US //slɪp θruː aʊər ˈfɪŋɡərz//

Sens de Slip through our fingers

To escape or be lost without notice, especially time or opportunities.

In simple words: To lose something or someone quickly and easily.

Slip through our fingers dans une phrase

• The chance to travel last summer really slipped through our fingers.
• Don't let this opportunity slip through your fingers.
• Time often slips through our fingers if we are not careful.

Comment utiliser Slip through our fingers

Commonly used to express loss of opportunities or moments. More poetic than literal; avoid in very formal settings.

Grammar pattern

slip through + object

Memory hint

Imagine sand slipping through your fingers at the beach.

Mots liés

Collocations with Slip through our fingers

• let it slip through
• slip through the cracks
• slip through your fingers

Synonyms for Slip through our fingers

• miss out
• let go
• lose
• escape
• fade away

Opposites of Slip through our fingers

• hold firmly
• seize
• grab
• retain

Common mistakes with Slip through our fingers

• Confused with 'slip away' which has a different meaning.
• Used incorrectly in sentences without clear context of loss.

Questions fréquentes sur Slip through our fingers

Que signifie Slip through our fingers?

To lose something or someone quickly and easily.

Que signifie Slip through our fingers en français ?

To lose something or someone quickly and easily.

Quelle est la définition de Slip through our fingers?

To escape or be lost without notice, especially time or opportunities.

Comment utiliser Slip through our fingers dans une phrase?

The chance to travel last summer really slipped through our fingers.

Peux-tu donner un autre exemple de Slip through our fingers?

Don't let this opportunity slip through your fingers.

Quels sont les synonymes de Slip through our fingers?

Quelques alternatives courantes : miss out, let go, lose, escape, fade away.

Quel est le contraire de Slip through our fingers?

Les sens opposés incluent hold firmly, seize, grab, retain.

Quels mots vont avec Slip through our fingers?

Il s'associe souvent à let it slip through, slip through the cracks, slip through your fingers.

Quelles sont les erreurs courantes avec Slip through our fingers?

Confused with 'slip away' which has a different meaning. Used incorrectly in sentences without clear context of loss.

Comment prononce-t-on Slip through our fingers?

US: //slɪp θruː aʊər ˈfɪŋɡərz//, UK: //slɪp θruː aʊər ˈfɪŋɡəz//. Écoute l'audio ci-dessus pour entendre la prononciation native.

Quand dois-je utiliser Slip through our fingers?

Commonly used to express loss of opportunities or moments. More poetic than literal; avoid in very formal settings.