Lingaku- to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
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- to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
This idiom describes a situation where someone fails to take advantage of a good opportunity, often due to inaction or hesitation.
He hesitated and ultimately lost the opportunity.
We must not waste good opportunities and should seize every chance.
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zuò shī liáng jī坐失良机to miss a good opportunitycuò shī错失liáng jī良机to miss a great opportunityzuò shī坐失jī huì机会to waste an opportunityshī qù失去liáng jī良机to lose a good chancezuò shī坐失qiān jīn千金to miss an opportunity worth a fortuneyī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn一失足成千古恨a single misstep can lead to endless regretliáng jī良机nán dé难得good opportunities are hard to come byzhuā zhù抓住liáng jī良机to seize a good opportunitybù róng不容cuò shī错失de的jī huì机会an opportunity that must not be missedshí bù wǒ dài时不我待time waits for no one