slip through your fingers
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slip through your fingers — idiom
1. To lose an opportunity or something valuable because you were not quick enough o
1.idiom
Definition
To lose an opportunity or something valuable because you were not quick enough or careful enough to keep it.
Example
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.