失之交臂

shī zhī jiāo bì

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Definitions

  1. 1. to miss narrowly
  2. 2. to let a great opportunity slip

Child Words of 失之交臂

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

臂
bì

arm

交臂
jiāo bì

linking arms

失
shī

to lose

交
jiāo

to hand over