fall through/between the cracks
idiom
variants
or less commonly slip through/between the cracks
: to fail to be noticed, assisted, or included with others
Parents are concerned that children who have trouble in school will fall through the cracks in the school system.
The program is meant to help workers who may have slipped through the cracks because of their age.
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Jimmy Morris and his three children — two teenage sons and a teenage daughter — are among the families that might fall through the cracks.
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Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
That allows some of the people on medical leave to reschedule appointments and fall through the cracks.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
Frey says politicians will need to offer solutions to those who fall through the cracks to prevent the destabilization of the economy and society.
—Thor Benson, WIRED, 25 Sep. 2023
The mandate of this new regime should be to identify the commodities and technologies that currently fall through the cracks as well as the institutions and individuals in whose hands these tools could pose a threat to national security, economic security, and human rights.
—Emily S. Weinstein, Foreign Affairs, 15 July 2022
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Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
That allows some of the people on medical leave to reschedule appointments and fall through the cracks.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
Frey says politicians will need to offer solutions to those who fall through the cracks to prevent the destabilization of the economy and society.
—Thor Benson, WIRED, 25 Sep. 2023
The mandate of this new regime should be to identify the commodities and technologies that currently fall through the cracks as well as the institutions and individuals in whose hands these tools could pose a threat to national security, economic security, and human rights.
—Emily S. Weinstein, Foreign Affairs, 15 July 2022
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“Fall through/between the cracks.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20through%2Fbetween%20the%20cracks. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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