slip through your fingers
成語所屬單字finger
slip through your fingers — 慣用語
1. To lose an opportunity or something valuable because you were not quick enough o
1.慣用語
釋義
錯失（機會等）；從手中溜走
To lose an opportunity or something valuable because you were not quick enough or careful enough to keep it.
例句
Sumin watched the scholarship slip through her fingers because she missed the deadline.
The team let victory slip through their fingers by making careless mistakes in the final minute.