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
αὐτολήκυθος, ο (Α)
1. αυτός που μεταφέρει μόνος του τη λήκυθο, που δεν έχει δούλο
2. συνεκδ. υπερβολικά φτωχός, άθλιος
3. κόλακας, παράσιτο.