through the cracks

through the cracks
*through the cracks
Fig. [moving] past the elements that are intended to catch or detect such things. (*Typically: fall \through the cracks; drop \through the cracks; go \through the cracks; slip \through the cracks.) •

I am afraid that some of these issues will slip through the cracks unless we make a note about each one.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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