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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

fall through the cracks en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To be missed; to escape the necessary notice or attention.
    • Although more than two decades have passed, not a day goes by that I don't wonder how things could and should be different for the many children like Lydia who fall through the cracks because they are misdiagnosed, mistreated, or simply misunderstood. 2008, Kari Dunn Buron, Pamela J. Wolfberg, Learners on the Autism Spectrum: Preparing Highly Qualified Educators:

Forms

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falls through the cracks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
fallen through the cracks Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
falling through the cracks Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
fell through the cracks Tense=Past lexicographic