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to fall through the cracks
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(of a person) to be completely ignored, usually in a system or process
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Idiom
Informal
Voorbeelden
The social welfare program was designed to assist vulnerable populations, but unfortunately, some individuals still fall through the cracks due to bureaucratic inefficiencies.
02
(of something, particularly issues) to be completely overlooked
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IdiomInformalVoorbeelden
The extensive review process aimed at catching errors in the manuscript, but a few typographical mistakes still fell through the cracks and made it to the final publication.
