let an opportunity slip
From LSJ
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)
παριέναι καιρόν, ἀφιέναι καιρόν
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