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Home / Idiom / 交臂失之

to miss sb by a narrow chance · to miss an opportunity

交臂失之
jiāo bì shī zhī
j+iāo·1st toneb+ì·4th tonesh+ī·1st tonezh+ī·1st tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to miss narrowly · to let a great opportunity slip失之交臂shī zhī jiāo bìto miss (train, opportunity etc)错过cuò guò
Antonyms
No time to lose! (idiom)机不可失jī bù kě shī
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