slip through the cracks en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To escape notice or lack sufficient attention.
Judge Hart rejected prosecution claims there were systemic failings, saying the failure to implement options was because they "slipped through the cracks".
2025 October 15, “News: Woman died after leaning out of HST: GWR fined £1m”, in RAIL, number 1046, page 10:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| slipped through the cracks | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| slipped through the cracks | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| slipping through the cracks | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| slips through the cracks | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
fall through the cracks · slip through the net
Translations (10)
fi jäädä huomaamatta (to escape notice) · sv falla mellan stolarna (to escape notice) · fi livahtaa (to escape notice) · es colarse por las rendijas (to escape notice) · nl door de mazen van het net glippen (to escape notice) · de durch das Raster fallen (to escape notice) · fr passer entre les mailles du filet (to escape notice) · pl umknąć (to escape notice) · sv falla mellan två stolar (to escape notice) · pl umykać (to escape notice)