let the chance slip by

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Fig. to lose the opportunity (to do something). When I was younger, I wanted to become a doctor, but I let the chance slip by. Don't let the chance slip by. Do it now!

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Schwarzenegger spent the next 15 minutes talking about his support of education, but couldn't let the chance slip by to drum up support for Proposition 57 and 58, which he is backing to pay off the current state deficit and mandate a balanced budget in the future. ARNOLD INTERCEPTS ATTENTION AT GAME PARTY by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) More results

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Let the chips fall where they may
Let the cobbler stick to his last
Let the dead bury the dead
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let the side down

let something out
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let stand
let stew
Let Subject to Contract
Let That Be Your Last Battlefield
Let That Be Your Last Battlefield (TOS episode)
Let the Angels Whisper Your Name
Let the Beat Control Your Body
Let the Beat Hit 'Em
Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See but Cannot Feel
Let The Blood Run Free
Let the bodies hit the floor
Let the bodies hit the floor
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Let the buyer beware

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Let the Children Play
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Let the Circle Be Unbroken
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Let the Cool Goddess Rust Away
Let the dead bury the dead
Let the Devil In

Let the Eagle Fly
Let the Eagle Soar
Let the Eagle Soar (song)
Let the Eastern bastards freeze in the dark
Let the Game Begin
Let The Game Know
Let the Games Begin (Drive episode)
let the genie out of the bottle
Let the Good Times Roll
Let The Good Times Roll (song)
let the grass grow under feet
Let the Heartaches Begin
Let the Hustlers Play
Let the Kids Ride Free
Let the Little Children Come to Me
Let the Love Begin

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