let slip through one’s fingers

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This really is committee work but I, it does occur to me that mention it that erm, if in our advertising we point out that we have a car park attendant and if that car park attendant were to let one slip through his fingers, we may well then be liable to be sued by the person.

Walker placed the header, but Salmon wasn’t going to let the match slip through his fingers.

Dave Cottrell let the prestigious Tillman Trophy slip through his fingers when he shot an 82 in the final round of the 72 hole open scratch event at Royal Liverpool last weekend.

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