just miss the person or opportunity
Missing is a Chinese idiom, pronounced sh ī zh ī Ji ā ob ì, which describes missing face to face. From Zhuangzi Tianzifang.
Analysis of Idioms
Let's miss the opportunity
Idiom usage
If you don't want to be big, but you want to be small, you'll be great. Wei Yuan, Qing Dynasty
The origin of Idioms
"Chuang Tzu Tian Zi Fang" says, "I've lost my hand with you all my life, but I'm not sad about it?"
just miss the person or opportunity
what those above do , those below will imitate - zōu yīng qí zǐ
take up the cudgels for the injured party - bào dǎ bù píng
sharpen one 's spear only before going into battle - lín zhèn mó qiāng