中英成语俚语800对160：功败垂成

　　功败垂成
 

　　a slip betwixt the cup and the lip.

　　a flash in the pan.

　　eg: tom is disqualified at the final round, a slip betwixt the cup and the lip.

　　中英俚语俗语来源：汉书：“垂成之功，败于一日。”

　　同义词：功亏一篑 look back from the plough.

　　反义词：一蹦而就 at one stroke.

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