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fallen between the cracks

fallen between the cracks is the past participle of fall between the cracks.

Meaning of fall between the cracks

Verb

fall between the cracks (third-person singular simple present falls between the cracks, present participle falling between the cracks, simple past fell between the cracks, past participle fallen between the cracks)

  1. (idiomatic) To wind up in an unexpected situation which is, inadvertently, invisible to or not handled by whatever process one had hoped to be subject to; to be overlooked.
    • I submitted my application for student finance months ago, but haven't heard back. I think I've fallen between the cracks.

Questions about fallen between the cracks

What is fallen between the cracks the past participle of?
Fallen between the cracks is the past participle of fall between the cracks.

Words near fallen between the cracks in the dictionary

  1. fallen back into
  2. fallen back on
  3. fallen back upon
  4. fallen behind
  5. fallen below
  6. fallen between the cracks
  7. fallen between two stools
  8. fallen by the wayside
  9. fallen down
  10. fallen down on
  11. fallen due

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