ἀποκερματίζω
From LSJ
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
English (LSJ)
A break into small pieces, Porph.Sent.37. 2 metaph., ἀ. τὸν βίον dissipate one's whole substance, AP7.607 (Pall.).
