miss one's tip

Verb

archaic slang

(slang, archaic) To fail in one's plan or attempt.

Japanese Meaning

（俗語・古語）計画や試みがうまくいかず失敗すること

If one were to miss one's tip at that stage, the whole operation would likely fail.

その段階で企てに失敗すれば、作戦全体が失敗する可能性が高い。

Sense（1）

(slang, archaic) To fail in one's plan or attempt.

misses one's tip

（ present singular third-person ）

missing one's tip

（ participle present ）

missed one's tip

（ participle past ）

missed one's tip

（ past ）