abbitten
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
German > Latin
abbitten, etw., alcis rei veniam petere, jmdm., ab alqo. – satisfacere de alqa re, jmdm., alci (Genugtuung geben). – ein Versehen a., errorisveniam petere; postulare, ut delicto ignoscatur; jmdm., postulare, ut delicto ignoscat alqs.
