slip through the cracks

slip through the cracks
Slip through the cracks
(UK) If something slips through the cracks, it isn't noticed or avoids detection.

The small dictionary of idiomes. 2014.

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  • slip through the cracks — fall/slip through the cracks to get lost or be forgotten, especially within a system. It seems that important information given to the police may have fallen through the cracks …   New idioms dictionary

  • slip through the cracks — verb to escape notice or lack sufficient attention Check inside each file carefully to make sure nothing slips through the cracks …   Wiktionary

  • fall through the cracks — slip/fall/through the cracks phrase to not be dealt with by a system that is designed to help you or to stop you doing something Too many neglected children are slipping through the cracks. Thesaurus: to not make progresssynonym Main entry: crack …   Useful english dictionary

  • slip through the cracks — …   Useful english dictionary

  • slip through the net — slip through the net/cracks/ phrase to fail to be caught or protected by the system that was intended to catch or protect you A lot of poor people are slipping through the net because they don’t know what they’re entitled to. Thesaurus: forgetful …   Useful english dictionary

  • fall through the cracks — fall/slip through the cracks to get lost or be forgotten, especially within a system. It seems that important information given to the police may have fallen through the cracks …   New idioms dictionary

  • slip through — UK US slip through Phrasal Verb with slip({{}}/slɪp/ verb ( pp ) ► [I or T] to fail to be noticed, resulting in problems: »It is too easy for problems to slip through because there is no clear regulator at the top. »Although the cost of the… …   Financial and business terms

  • slip through/between the cracks — see ↑crack, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑slip …   Useful english dictionary

  • fall through/between the cracks — (also slip through/between the cracks) : to fail to be noticed or included with others Parents are concerned that children who have trouble in school will fall through the cracks in the school system. [=will not be given the help they need; will… …   Useful english dictionary

  • slip — slip1 W2S3 [slıp] v past tense and past participle slipped present participle slipping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(fall or slide)¦ 2¦(go somewhere)¦ 3¦(put something somewhere)¦ 4¦(give something to somebody)¦ 5¦(move)¦ 6¦(knife)¦ 7¦(get worse)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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