Yóuyú shēngbìng, tā yǔ zhè cì jìnshēng jīhuì shīzhījiāobì.
Due to illness, she narrowly missed this promotion opportunity.
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交臂 means 'arms crossing,' as close as two people passing each other with arms brushing. Adding 失之 (to lose/miss) paints the picture of two people crossing paths so close their arms touch, yet still missing each other.
