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A character is holding onto a ledge or rope by his/her fingers. One by one, each finger loses its grip or someone or something peels them off manually.
The trope is often paired with a villain at the ledge stomping on their hands [[For the Evulz]] or peeling the finger off. When there isn't a villain around, another hero will try to grasp their hands. If [[
See also [[Take My Hand]], [[Chain of People]], [[Literal Cliff Hanger]].
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== [[Film]] ==
* The losing grip variety happens in the movie version of ''[[A Little Princess]]''.
* ''[[The Lion King]]'': Mufasa, and later Simba are in this position.
* ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]'', where Tweety talks about pigs going to the market.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYZsJYZVt5g In the 2005] ''[[King Kong]]'', Kong hangs briefly by his fingers off a cliff before being dragged down by the V-rex that grabbed his leg.
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