slip through the cracks

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Verb

slip through the cracks (third-person singular simple present slips through the cracks, present participle slipping through the cracks, simple past and past participle slipped through the cracks)

  1. (idiomatic) To escape notice or lack sufficient attention.
    Synonyms: slip through the net, fall through the cracks

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