It slipped through his fingers; it got away from him.

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It slipped through his fingers; it got away from him.

It slipped through his fingers; it got away from him.

He lost it after it was almost in his possession or under his control; he missed it.

(Modern Hebrew)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

בָּרַח לוֹ בֵּין הָאֶצְבָּעוֹת, חָמַק לוֹ בֵּין הָאֶצְבָּעוֹת

Definition (Hebrew)

אָבַד לוֹ לְאַחַר שֶׁזֶּה כִּמְעַט הָיָה בִּרְשׁוּתוֹ אוֹ בְּשַׁלִּיטָתוֹ. פִסְפֵס.

(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)

Keyword

control Opportunity possession escape loss

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