Money has slipped through his fingers all his life...是什么意思？

Money has slipped through his fingers all his life...

他这一辈子都没能抓住金钱。

money

n. 钱，财富，薪水，款项；

例句
He has spent money with gay abandon...
他肆意挥霍钱财。

has

v. 有( have的第三人称单数 )，（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
...the operation a patient has had.
病人做过的手术

slipped

adj. 打滑，打滑的；v. 滑( slip的过去式和过去分词 )，滑脱，下降，（健康状况等）变差；

例句
They picked up momentum, then slipped into neutral and coasted quietly down the slope.
他们加大油门，再切入空挡，随后没大响动地滑下山坡。

through

prep. 通过，穿过，经由，透过，凭借；adv. 从头到尾，彻底，自始至终；adj. （电话）接通，通话完毕，有洞的，直达的；

例句
The proposal was instantly voted through with two to one in favour, accompanied by enthusiastic applause...
在热烈的掌声中，提案以2比1的优势很快通过了表决。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

fingers

n. 手指( finger的名词复数 )，指状物，指幅，（手套的）指部；

例句
Yulka's fingers were bloody and cracked.
尤尔卡的手指折断了，鲜血直流。

all

adj. 全部的，一切的，各种的，极度的，尽量的；pron. 全部，一切，每个人，每件东西，全部情况；adv. 全部地，完全地，每个，非常；n. 全体，[常作A-]整体，[常与my, your, his, her等连用]（某人）所有的一切；

例句
Many parents simply abdicate all responsibility for their children.
许多父母对孩子简直是完全撒手不管。

life

n. 生活，生计，生命，性命，一生，寿命，人生，尘世；

例句
In his later life he became even more absent-minded.
他晚年变得愈加健忘了。