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a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses

失之毫厘，差之千里
shī zhī háo lí，chà zhī qiān lǐ
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a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses失之毫厘，谬以千里shī zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ