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ПРОНОСИТЬ/ПРОНЕСТИ КУСОК МИМО РТА obs, coll VP subj: human often neg pfv fut) to fail to exploit an opportunity from which one might benefit, gain sth. : X пронёс кусок мимо рта - X let an opportunity pass him by X passed up (missed out on) an opportunity X let it slip by (through his fingers) X missed his chance X missed the boat;

X кусок (куска) мимо рта не пронесет = X will grab (jump at) the chance

X will seize the opportunity.

Об издательской-то деятельности и мечтал Разумихин... «Иные издания дают теперь славный процент!.. И зачем, зачем мимо рта кусок проносить!» (Достоевский 3). It was publishing that Razumikhin had in mind.. ."Some books now make a wonderful profit!.. And why, why miss the boat?" (3a).