בָּרַח לוֹ בֵּין הָאֶצְבָּעוֹת, חָמַק לוֹ בֵּין הָאֶצְבָּעוֹת

ביטוי (אנגלית)

It slipped through his fingers; it got away from him.

הגדרה (אנגלית)

He lost it after it was almost in his possession or under his control; he missed it.

(Modern Hebrew)