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falling through the cracks

falling through the cracks is the present participle of fall through the cracks.

Meaning of fall through the cracks

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To be missed; to escape the necessary notice or attention.
    • Although more than two decades have passed, not a day goes by that I don't wonder how things could and should be different for the many children like Lydia who fall through the cracks because they are misdiagnosed, mistreated, or simply misunderstood.2008, Kari Dunn Buron, Pamela J. Wolfberg, Learners on the Autism Spectrum: Preparing Highly Qualified Educators

Questions about falling through the cracks

What is falling through the cracks the present participle of?
Falling through the cracks is the present participle of fall through the cracks.

Words near falling through the cracks in the dictionary

  1. falling sickness
  2. falling silent
  3. falling star
  4. falling stars
  5. falling through
  6. falling through the cracks
  7. falling to
  8. falling to one's knees
  9. falling to pieces
  10. falling to the ground
  11. falling together

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