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falling between the cracks

falling between the cracks is the present participle and gerund 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 falling between the cracks

What is falling between the cracks the present participle and gerund of?
Falling between the cracks is the present participle and gerund of fall between the cracks.

Words near falling between the cracks in the dictionary

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

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