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煮熟的鸭子飞了
zhǔ​shú​de​yā​zi​fēi​le

let slip

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煮熟的鸭子飞了 (煮熟的鴨子飛了) zhǔ​shú​de​yā​zi​fēi​le
let slip
to let a sure thing slip through one's fingers; to lose an opportunity or prize that was considered a certainty (literally: the cooked duck flew away)

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