grip · fleeting · slippery · lost · time · opportunity · clutch · trickling · fading · vanishing · intangible · quicksand · soap · fish · mist · smoke · hold · catching
slips through fingerskeeps
Retains or strongholds
retains · hangs onto · secures · clutches · holds fast
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Related — escapes (Acts of fleeing); eludes (Escapes from skillfully); sand (Fine rock particles); water · grasp · grip · fleeting · slippery · lost · time · opportunity · clutch · trickling
retention vs. lossslips through fingers ≠ keeps Retains or strongholds; retains · hangs onto · secures · clutches · holds fast
grip/controlslips through fingers ≠ holds firm; grasps · clenches · clasps · locks in · holds fast
capture vs. escapeslips through fingers ≠ catches Seizes in motion; captures · seizes · nabs · snags · traps
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/slips_through_fingers