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
adv.avidement, à la hâte.Étymologie: ἁρπαλέος.
ἁρπᾰλέως: жадно (πίνειν καὶ ἐσθίειν Hom.).