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fell between the cracks

fell between the cracks is the simple past 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 fell between the cracks

What is fell between the cracks the simple past of?
Fell between the cracks is the simple past of fall between the cracks.

Words near fell between the cracks in the dictionary

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

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