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.

Examples of fall through/between the cracks in a Sentence

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Because for those of us who have walked this path, who have felt the weight of that transition, who have watched fellow veterans fall through the cracks, the stakes are too high to accept anything less. —Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025

Predictive analytics can also identify students who may be struggling academically or financially, allowing institutions to intervene with support services before those students fall through the cracks. —Rhett Power, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025

While not a long-term option, COBRA has functioned as a method to keep those who are in transition to not fall through the cracks medically. —Cyrus Purnell, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025

While some students thrive under the current system, many others fall through the cracks. —Scott White, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025