πολλὰ μεταξὺ πέλει κύλικος καὶ χείλεος ἄκρου → there is many a slip twixt cup and lip, there's many a slip twixt cup and lip, there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip, there's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip, there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
adj.
Taking bribes: Ar. and V. δωροδόκος.
On sale: Ar. and P. ὤνιος.
Hired: Ar. and P. μισθωτός (Dem. 124).
