slipped through someone's fingers

A form of slip through someone's fingers — To elude someone in the end, despite having almost been achieved or captured.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of slip through someone's fingers
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APA

slipped through someone's fingers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slipped%20through%20someone's%20fingers

MLA

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Chicago

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