LET STH SLIP (THROUGH YOUR FINGERS)

Meaning of LET STH SLIP (THROUGH YOUR FINGERS) in English

to miss or fail to use an opportunity :

Don't let the chance to work abroad slip through your fingers.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

LET STH SLIP THROUGH YOUR FINGERS — See ↑ CHANCE 6
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FINGERS — mga tudlo
English-Visayan vocabulary
YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
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THROUGH
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SLIP — I. ˈslip verb ( slipped or archaic slipt ˈslipt ; slipped or archaic slipt ; slipping ; slips ) Etymology: …
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LET — I. ˈlet, usu -ed.+V transitive verb ( letted ; letted or let ; letting ; lets ) Etymology: Middle English …
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STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
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STH — abbreviation south
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-LET — lə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun suffix ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English -let, -lette, from Middle French -elet, from Old French, …
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FINGERS — plural of finger present third singular of finger
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THROUGH — ( a. ) Going or extending through; going, extending, or serving from the beginning to the end; thorough; complete; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
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THROUGH — /throoh/ , prep. 1. in at one end, side, or surface and out at the other: to pass through a …
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SLIP
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LET — let 1 /let/ , v. , let, letting , n. v.t. 1. to allow or permit: to let him escape. …
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THROUGH
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SLIP — I. ˈslip verb ( slipped ; slip·ping ) Etymology: Middle English slippen, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German; akin …
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LET — I. ˈlet transitive verb ( let·ted ; letted or let ; let·ting ) Etymology: Middle English letten, from Old English …
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YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
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THROUGH — prep by means of; by the agency of. 2. through ·adv from beginning to end; as, to read a letter …
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SLIP
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STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SLIP — [slip] vb slipped ; slip.ping [ME slippen, fr. MD or MLG; akin to MHG slipfen to slide, OHG slifan to …
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LET — [let] vt let.ted ; letted or let ; let.ting [ME letten, fr. OE lettan to delay, hinder; akin to OHG …
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LET — let BrE AmE let —The phrase let me has a non-standard casual form ˈlem i , sometimes written lemme ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THROUGH — / θruː; NAmE / preposition , adverb , adjective ■ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses of through …
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SLIP — / slɪp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( -pp- ) SLIDE / FALL 1. [ v ] slip …
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LET — / let; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( let·ting , let , let ) ALLOW 1. [ no …
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YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
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THROUGH — I. through 1 S1 W1 /θruː/ BrE AmE preposition , adverb 1 . DOOR/PASSAGE ETC into one side or end …
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SLIP — I. slip 1 S3 W2 /slɪp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle slipped , present participle slipping …
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LET — I. let 1 S1 W1 /let/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle let , present participle letting …
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THROUGH — prep., adv., & adj. (also thro', US thru) --prep. 1 a from end to end or from side to side …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SLIP — v. & n. --v. (slipped, slipping) 1 intr. slide unintentionally esp. for a short distance; lose one's footing or balance …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LET — v. & n. --v. (letting; past and past part. let) 1 tr. a allow to, not prevent or forbid (we …
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THROUGH — prep., adv., & adj. (also thro', US thru) prep. 1 a from end to end or from side to side …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLIP — v. & n. v. (slipped, slipping) 1 intr. slide unintentionally esp. for a short distance; lose one's footing or balance …
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LET — v. & n. v. (letting; past and past part. let) 1 tr. a allow to, not prevent or forbid (we …
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THROUGH — prep., adv., & adj. (also thro', US thru) --prep. 1. a from end to end or from side to side …
Oxford English vocab
SLIP — 1. v. & n. --v. (slipped, slipping) 1. intr. slide unintentionally esp. for a short distance; lose one's footing or …
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LET — 1. v. & n. --v. (letting; past and past part. let) 1. tr. a allow to, not prevent or forbid …
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YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THROUGH — The preposition is pronounced /θru:/. In other cases, 'through' is pronounced /θru:/. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 …
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SLIP — ( slips, slipping, slipped) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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LET — ( lets, letting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'let' …
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THROUGH — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
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LET — (~s, ~ting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form '~' is …
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SLIP — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a scrap/slip of paper (= a small piece ) ▪ He scribbled Pamela’s address …
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LET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES give/let out a laugh ▪ She gave a loud laugh. give/let out a shriek …
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YOUR — [determiner]Your means of or belonging to people generally.Garlic is good for your blood.Of course you want the best for your …
Cambridge English vocab
THROUGH — (DIRECT) [adjective] [not gradable] - going directly from one place to anotherIf you travel on a through train, you stay …
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LET — (SUGGEST) [verb] [T + object + infinitive without to; not in past tenses] letting, past let - used to express …
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LET — Synonyms and related words : OK, accord, accredit, admit, allow, approve, arrest, arrestation, arrestment, assume, authorize, bareboat charter, be afraid, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THROUGH — adj. run through run through or over carry through come through flip through leaf through muddle through pull through riff …
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LET — n. let down let off let on let out let up
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THROUGH — See ↑ ACROSS 1, ↑ BECAUSE 1, ↑ DURING 1, ↑ TIME 7, ↑ UNTIL 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be …
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LET — See ↑ LEND 2, ↑ LET/ALLOW 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ allow sb to do sth/let sb do sth • ↑ …
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FINGERS — • ↑ be able to count sth on (the fingers of) one hand • ↑ catch sb with their fingers …
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THROUGH — adj. 25B6; preposition we drove through the tunnel : INTO AND OUT OF, to the other/far side of, from one …
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SLIP — n. 25B6; verb she slipped on the ice : SLIDE, skid, slither, glide; fall (over), lose one's balance, tumble. the …
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