Phrase guide

slip through the cracks

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To escape notice or lack sufficient attention.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: slip through the net, fall through the cracks

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: door de mazen van het net glippen — to escape notice
  • Finnish: jäädä huomaamatta — to escape notice
  • Finnish: livahtaa — to escape notice
  • French: passer entre les mailles du filet — to escape notice
  • German: durch das Raster fallen — to escape notice
  • Polish: umykać — to escape notice
  • Polish: umknąć — to escape notice
  • Spanish: colarse por las rendijas — to escape notice
  • Swedish: falla mellan två stolar — to escape notice
  • Swedish: falla mellan stolarna — to escape notice