slip through one's fingers

Idioms  

1. see let slip, def. 3.

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Example Sentences

We positively must buy this, my dear; for it would be a sin to let such a bargain slip through one's fingers.

From Tales and Novels — Volume 02 by Edgeworth, Maria

Those ice ledges, you know, slip through one’s fingers like water.

From An Antarctic Mystery by Hoey, Frances Cashel

You are a good diplomatist; you turn quickly about, are as smooth as an eel, cannot be taken hold of, but slip through one's fingers.

From Frederick the Great and His Family by Coleman, Chapman, Mrs.