◎功敗垂成gōngbài-chuíchéng
[There's many a slip between the cup and the lip;fail in a great undertaking on the verge of success] 功業(yè)即將取得成就之時(shí)突然失敗了
毋使臨渴而掘井，功敗垂成?！?span id="xd1hjza" class="bold">《孽海花》
我明白，這個(gè)向來有淚不輕彈的硬漢，之所以傷心落淚，是在為自己那努力多年而功敗垂成的事業(yè)感到惋惜