slip through somebody's fingers

He should have known she would slip through his fingers.

Too many 9 minutes have already slipped through our fingers.

"Those two must not be allowed to slip through our fingers again."

I thought we had her, but she slipped through our fingers.

Do not let him slip through your fingers this time.

If he failed here, the whole case might slip through his fingers.

One and a half million dollars had just slipped through his fingers.

She's slipping through your fingers and there's nothing you can do.

I let the money slip through my fingers on to the floor.

But he had to raise her before she slipped through his fingers again.